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and keep it on till May, or until the weather is warm 

 enough to start vegetation— then lower it down to the 

 top of the vines, and keep it on them until I think the 

 spring frosts are over, then let the vines be fairly out 

 of water until the berries are grown— say from 10th to 

 15th August— then draw it off for ripening and picking. 



We found three or four small beds of native vines 

 on the swamp, after we let off the water to set the 

 vines, and a few very fine berries ; there are now proba- 

 bly a dozen beds that bear berries. 



In 1850, we picked seventeen bushels of berries on 

 the swamp ; in 1851, twenty-eight bushels ; in 1852, 

 ninety-three bushels ; in 1853, we estimated them at 

 one hundred and fifty bushels. 



In 1852, the native vines produced by estimation, be- 

 fore selling, forty bushels ; the transplanted vines, sixty 

 bushels ; the increase this year is principally from the 

 transplanted vines. 



I now give you a statement of the proceeds : 



1850, picked 17 bushels, sold 15 Ik bushels for $2Q 20 



1851, " 28 " " 26 " " TO 00 



1852, " 93 '' '' 93 " " 300 00 



1853, " 52 bbls., " 52 bbls. *' 380 00 



1854, " 47 " " 47 '' " 305 00 



1855, " 50 " by estimation, probable value 500 00 



$1581 00 



I learn from the first Annual Report of the Secretary 

 of the Board of Agriculture, that the cost of preparing 



