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other one of the close planted before 

 growing another arm, or wait until I 

 grew another arm to till the space 

 with? WJiich is the best wa^- to I'un 

 the rows, North and South, or East and 

 "West ? I have run mj^ vines rows East 

 and "West. I think I shall plant an 

 acre of vines yet, about a 3'ear from 

 this fall. Could you not give us 3'our 

 new mode of grafting the vine that you 

 had such good success with in the next 

 Grape Culturist. I wish to graft 

 some in the spring, and wish to be pos- 

 ted and ready for operations when 

 spring comes. I have grafted after 

 Fullers' plan with very poor success. 

 Respectfully yours, 



Henry Harden 

 [Of course your vines are too close. 

 Dig out your vines first, and tlien train 

 over the empty space. Run your rows 

 parallel with the hillside, whatever the 

 exposure may be. "We will give our 

 new mode of grafting in due time, but 

 are too busy now. Suffice it to say 

 that it is done in May, therefore you 

 can well wait a little longer. — Editor.] 



Oswego, Oregon, Aug. 29, 1S70. 



Editor Grape Culturist : 



I drop you a hast}'- note just to let 

 you know the progress of the grape 

 crop in the "Willamatte valley : Dela- 

 ware, Hartford, Allen's Hybrid, and 

 Black July, are fit to eat, and some of 

 the latter are in market ; I presume 

 some other kinds of foreign grapes are 

 about ripe, but I have not got them in 

 bearing yet. The Israella is coloring, 

 and lona and Concord just commencing. 

 Allen's Hybrid, Delaware, and some 

 others were very much damaged by a 

 heavy rain, which came just as they 

 were in bloom, preventing their proper 



fertilization. We have had an ex- 

 ceedingly dry and hot summer, and I 

 don't think the grape crop will be quite 

 as large or fine as last year. I will 

 endeavor to make as full a report as 

 possible of the different kinds at the 

 close of the season. 



Yours, very truly, 



A. R. Shiplky. 



[Please do so and oblige us and our 

 readers. — Editor. ] 



Edgewood, September 13 , 1870. 



Friend Husmann : 



Our Concords have done well this 

 season, bei-ries larger than usual, but 

 the prices rather low, still it is a pay- 

 ing business, if tended to properly. 

 I sold eight tons of grapes, and have 

 about one hundred gallons of wine 

 fermenting in the cellar, or rather we 

 hope it will be wine, and we hope some 

 day that we will be able to send wine 

 to market, that will be deserving of a 

 name. And should you be traveling 

 through this part of the country, please 

 stop and see us, and try our wine, it 

 would be a great satisfaction to us, to 

 have your opinion ; we are all new l^e- 

 ginners at the business, and have to 

 grope along the best wa}^ we can, 

 hoping for the better, and we hope the 

 day is coming when we will be able to 

 treat a friend to some home made wine 

 that will cheer up the heart and enliven 

 the spirit. E. A. Hegeman. 



[Thanks for your invitation. We 

 will try and profit by it some day. — 



Editor. 



Cleveland, Ohio, Aug. 25, 1S70. 



I suppose 5'ou would like to know 

 how grapes are around here. I have 

 talked to a great many and they all 



