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Prune in March, to one or two of last year buds; sometimes prune during wet 

 weather in the summer. My trellis is of posts and wire. .Till by plowing and 

 hoeing in the spring and then mulch. I have tried Concord, Delaware, and a 

 white grape; the Concord does best and I would recommend it for this locality. 

 It pays to raise them for home use, but I would not advise planting them exten- 

 sively. Have never tried bagging the fruit. 



Lou MILLER, Perry, Jefferson county: I have about 300 grape-vines, planted 

 on a northeastern slope, with a gray loam soil and a clay subsoil. My variety is 

 the Clinton; I have one variety which I am testing experimentally. I plant 

 yearling vines, eight feet in the row, and cultivate with plow and hoe; prune in 

 the winter by cutting back to two or three buds. Have a wire trellis; do not 

 prune in the summer. Have never bagged any ; use all the fruit at home; pick 

 them as wanted. I consider them a paying crop for home use. 



H. R. ROBERTS, Perry, Jefferson county: Have about 100 grape-vines grow- 

 ing on upland of a dark loam with a clay subsoil, sloping to the northwest. My 

 varieties are Concord, Moore's Early, Niagara, and Worden. Would recom- 

 mend Moore's Early, Niagara, and Concord. I plant one year-old vines, ten by 

 ten feet; cultivate with a corn cultivator and hoe; prune early in March to 

 three buds; I do not summer prune for lack of time; probably it would not pay. 

 My trellis is made of barbed wire, which I think is best in this windy country, 

 as the wind cannot slide the vines along on this as it can on smooth wire, when 

 blowing lengthwise of the trellis. Have never bagged any. Gather in eight- or 

 ten-pound baskets I prefer eight- pound and market as near by as possible. Do 

 not know how much I realize from my grapes, but they are not very profitable. 



M. M. GABORSCH, Salem, Jewell county: I have fifty grape-vines; a south 

 slope is preferable; planted two-year-old vines, six feet apart. Prune in the fall. 

 I use a trellis of four-foot posts and smooth wire. Cultivate with a one-horse 

 plow; I also mulch my vines. Have tried Concord and Virginia Seedling, but 

 discarded the latter because it did not pay; would recommend Concord only for 

 this locality. Cut my grapes from the vines with a knife. I would advise 

 planting extensively, as they are a paying crop. Have never tried sacking my 

 grapes. I have had ten years' experience with grapes; use to raise them in 

 Illinois, and think they would pay in Kansas, if given proper attention. 



HENRY RHOADES, Gardner, Johnson county: I have about fifty vines, mostly 

 Concord. Have put up unfermented grape juice; I heat the juice, and seal 

 while hot. 



E. P. DIEHL, Olathe, Johnson county: Have 300 grape-vines growing on 

 black loam sloping slightly to the south. Have tested Concord, Herbemont, 

 Pocklington, Delaware, and Clinton; have discarded Herbemont, Clinton and 

 Pocklington as not profitable; would recommend Moore's Early and Delaware, 

 with which I have had very good success. Plant one-year-old vines, eight feet 

 apart; cultivate with a one-horse cultivator and hoe, more thoroughly in dry 

 seasons, but in wet seasons let the weeds grow, which will prevent the rot. 

 Prune closely in February; then again in summer, to improve the fruit. I have a 

 wire trellis. Bag my grapes, and would advise it; it protects the fruit from bees 

 and insects. Gather in baskets and market at Olathe, realizing from twenty to 

 thirty-five dollars per acre. They are not a paying crop. Have put up unfer- 

 mented grape juice; boil the juice, skim, put in bottles, and seal tightly. 



J. C. BECKLEY, Spring Hill, Johnson county : I have 134 grape-vines grow- 

 ing on mulatto soil sloping slightly to the west. My varieties are : Concord, 



