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nearly all of the vines died above ground, but the roots 

 lived, and the vines covered the ground the third year. 



The fourth year I picked 128 bushels on the seventy-six 

 rods. I set aboul ninety bushels of vines on this plat, 

 which I am convinced is double what there should be. The 

 plat represented in the eighty-four rods was ploughed Oct., 

 1876, and set the following June. It was prepared in the 

 same manner as the first piece, and set with over one hun- 

 dred bushels of vines ; these vines thrived so well they 

 covered the ground the second year. The third year one 

 variety yielded three bushels to the rod ; the fourth year 

 the vines were from twelve to fifteen inches deep, which 

 condition necessitated gravelling. In 1885 this piece 

 yielded 250 bushels, one variety yielding six bushels to the 

 rod ; this year (1887) it bore 212 bushels. 



The plat represented in the 100 rods was prepared the 

 same as the other two, but only one-half as many vines set. 

 It has thrived as well as the others for a term of years. 



The plat represented in the thirty rods was set in 1879 ■> 

 previous to which all the sods and mud had been carted off 

 and it had been filled with stone and levelled with sand. 

 There were a smaller quantity of vines set here than on 

 either of the other pieces ; in the seven years since 1879 it 

 has borne 253 bushels of berries, ready for the market when 

 picked, which is about the 20th of September. The largest 

 quantity picked on this piece in one year (1887) 62 bushels ; 

 this piece was set with early varieties. 



The ditch around the border of the bog marked seed ditch 

 is eight inches higher than the middle of the piece, which 

 gives the surface quite an incline. This I consider too 

 much. It only requires sufficient incline to prevent the 

 water from standing on the surface. 



I have thought best to take the 30 rod piece set in 1879. 

 This part of the bog had very little muck on it, which, as 

 stated before, was carted off with the turf, and the lowest 

 part filled with stone, gravel and loam from the edge of the 

 meadow, and covered with sand and gravel (the land 



