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soil, and with no unusual obstructions, such as stones, 

 stumps, etc.: 



Plowing and sub-soiling, three teams $ 7 00 



650 Elvira (or Goethe) plants, $5 per 100 32 50 



Planting 5 00 



Cultivating 2 years 30 00 



300 Trellis Posts, 8 cts. . . 24 00 



500 Ibs. No. 12 Wire, 7 cts. per Ib 35 00 



Setting Posts and stretching wire 5 00 



Total $138 50 



The cost will vary with the varieties. If Concord are 

 taken, they can be had for $1.50 per 100 ; Norton's Vir- 

 ginia or Cynthiana will cost from $8 to $15 per 100. 

 Thus, the cost may vary from $120 to $200 per acre. 



The above is for a trellis of three wires ; for two it will 

 be about $11 to $12 less. The distance is for vines set 

 6 X 10 or 8 X 8, with a row in the center left out for a road. 

 The returns will vary so much with the locality, and 

 with the season, that it would be useless to speculate upon 

 them here. Every planter can form his own estimate. 

 It will depend upon the price that can be obtained for the 

 grapes or the wine, and many other circumstances which 

 cannot be foreseen in a work like this, which is merely 

 intented to give an outline of the necessary operations. 



I have aimed to gather facts from different sections of 

 the country, from eminent grape-growers, and include 

 them in this little book. It will illustrate the different 

 methods and views in different sections, together with 

 some observations made on a recent Eastern trip, and I 

 trust that this Second Part will not be the least interest- 

 ing portion of the work. To all who have thus con- 

 tributed I tender my grateful acknowledgments, as well 

 as for the many courtesies and friendly greetings I 

 received from brother grape-growers, which made me 

 feel again and gain that there is a free-masonry among 

 members of our profession, which makes us feel at home 

 wherever we clasp the hand of a follower of our gentle craft. 



