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grape growing is yet in its infancy, but I firmly believe that 

 in time, on the banks of our streams and in the foothills, 

 we have a section that will rival many of the now considered 

 favorable locations, even California itself. Our State should 

 become the most favored vineyard of the world, for all along 

 our streams they are found growing in great profusion 

 along the banks of the Platte, Arkansas and Big Thompson 

 rivers, and Fountain, Cherry and Grape creeks ; also in the 

 canons and mountain gulches." 



CULTURE. 



V. DEVINNY : Upland soil is best for grapes. It must 

 be deeply and well ploughed, thoroughly pulverized and 

 smoothed by harrowing or rolling. If the soil is old and 

 worn out, well rotted stable manure should be applied ; 

 fresh manure should be avoided. Put bones in the holes 

 prepared for the vines, if possible, for their needed supply 

 of phosphates. Set vines in rows eight feet apart, several 

 feet apart in the row. 



R. T. CRAWFORD : I prepared the ground for my vine- 

 yard in the following manner : Holes two feet square and 

 three feet deep were dug, in rows eight feet apart and six 

 feet apart in the rows. In these holes were first put about 

 nine inches of broken bones, upon which was put about 

 three inches of well-rotted manure. Then the holes were 

 nearly filled with surface soil, leaving a mound in the centre 

 upon which the roots of the vine were spread, in as natural 

 a position as possible. The holes were then filled up, leav- 

 ing the crown of the vine on a level with the surface. 



A. N. HOAG: My grapes are set 8x8 feet and I cover 

 with earth where the vines are small, but when too large "I 

 lay them on the ground, laying anything which comes handy 

 on them to hold them down. 



J. WOLFF : With the grape don't make the mistake of 

 planting on low, moist ground to save the trouble of irri- 

 gating. They should be planted on dry ground so that the 



