nine] tons of grapes 



and carry safely through the frosty nights. My 

 own location is on a hillside, somewhat valleyed 

 out, and generally facing the southeast. I escape 

 the late spring frosts and early autumn frosts, that 

 touch my neighbors half a mile above, or down in 

 the bottom of the valley. This sort of location, if 

 possible, is good for all garden and orchard pur- 

 poses. 



Set your vines about eight or ten feet apart in 

 the row, and the rows ten feet apart. This allows 

 a row of currants between, which do not cut off the 

 sun from the grapes. It is absolutely essential to 

 have the full force of the sun for perfecting the 

 grape. Plant two-year-old vines, and buy of the 

 very best nurserymen, directly — and not through 

 agents. Generally it is preferable to set in the 

 spring, because the ground is easily got into good 

 shape. If you set in the fall, mulch with coal ashes 

 — not with straw, that mice might nest in — and 

 leave it slightly heaped about the vines. Cut back 

 each vine to two eyes; then spread the roots care- 

 fully, and pack the dirt tightly, until you come to 

 the mulch, which you leave lying loosely, and, as I 

 said, slightly mounded. Your trellis will be wanted 

 the second year, and should be made of posts set 



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