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they do not do well. Concord does best here, and I would recommend it for all 

 purposes. Gather in baskets ; market at home, receiving one to two cents per 

 pound. They do not pay for market, but do for family use, as they are very 

 healthful, and a family that knows how will consume great quantities while 

 fresh and put up many for future use. Would not advise planting entensively. 

 Have never bagged my grapes. We have put up unfermented grape juice. 

 *' Pick on stems when fully ripe; immediately press in cider-mill; heat the juice 

 without delay to boiling-point; then can." 



D. S. STEBBINS, Columbus, Cherokee county: I have half an acre of grape- 

 vines set on sandy loam. Planted two-year-old vines, eight feet apart. Prune in 

 February to one or two buds on the new growth. My trellis is made of hedge 

 posts. Cultivate during the summer with a small-bar plow and double-shovel, 

 which I think best. Do not mulch. Have tried Concord, Niagara, and Moore's 

 Early. I would recommend the first-named variety for this locality. Market 

 them in the mining towns, receiving from two to five cents per pound. They are 

 a paying crop to a limited extent, but I would not advise extensive planting. 

 Have not sacked any fruit. 



A. R. MCCALLUM, St. Francis, Cheyenne county : I have 100 grape-vines 

 growing on bottom land only eight feet to water. I prefer level land, but of 

 slopes I think an eastern best. Set yearling vines, eight feet apart. Prune in 

 the fall, leaving spurs of two buds of the past year's growth. For a trellis I use 

 a low stake. Till with a disk and spring-tooth harrow, which I think are best. 

 I do not mulch, but cover them with dirt in late winter. Have tried Concord, 

 Worden, Moore's Diamond, and Niagara. Have discarded Moore's Diamond and 

 Niagara, as they are too tender. I would recommend Worden and Concord for 

 this locality. They are a paying crop for home and not for commercial use, and 

 would not advise planting extensively. * Have never sacked the fruit. 



B. F. CAMPBELL, St. Francis, Cheyenne county : I have about 100 grape-vines 

 of all kinds growing on level, sandy soil. We are not very successful on account 

 of grasshoppers and lack of care. I prefer two-year-old vines, set eight feet 

 apart. My best grapes are mulched with old hay. I prune in the fall. My 

 trellis is made of wire and posts. I never summer prune, for lack of time. Have 

 never bagged any. They are a paying crop here when taken care of. 



CHAS. G. BOONE, Ashland, Clark county: I have one-quarter of an acre of 

 grape-vines growing on low, black land that overflows. I think a northern slope 

 preferable. Set one- and two-year-old vines, twelve feet apart. I use the posts 

 in a wire fence for a trellis. Cultivate with a disk harrow to keep the soil loose 

 on the surface. Mulch my vines on dry land. Have tried Concord, Worden, and 

 Pocklington. I would recommend the first-named variety for this locality. I 

 market at home, receiving three cents per pound. 



THEO. OLSEN, Green, Clay county: Have about 200 grape-vines, planted on 

 deep black loam sloping to the north. I plant three- year-old vines, six feet. I 

 prune in February or March. Mulch with straw. Do not summer prune, be- 

 cause the sun will scorch them. Use our crop at home. I consider them profit- 

 able. 



JOHN REED, Longford, Clay county: Have 150 grape-vines, planted on south 

 slope; varieties are Concord, Elvira, and Moore's Early. Recommend Concord 

 and Elvira the latter for canning purposes; the vines are strong, healthy, and 

 fruitful, but not as fruitful as Concord. I plant one-year-old vines, eight feet 

 each way; cultivate very shallow with plow, and use hoe close to vines; prune 



