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J. E. DAVID, Winona, Logan county: I have no grape-vines now, as they are 

 all dead ; were planted on level land, but I think a southern slope preferable; set 

 two-year-old vines, four feet apart; pruned in the spring, just as they were bud- 

 ding out; never summer prune; used a frame trellis; till with a cultivator and 

 hoe, but think a double-shovel plow and a hoe the best implements for the work 

 in this locality : I did not consider them a paying crop, and would not advise ex- 

 tensive growing; have never sacked the fruit. 



THOMAS CRAIG, Americus, Lyon county: Have four dozen grapes, of seven 

 varieties, planted on second bottom; I do not think slope makes any difference. 

 Set two-year-old vines, eight feet apart, in rows ten feet apart. Prune in Decem- 

 ber by cutting back to two or three buds; also summer prune; keep all sprouts 

 rubbed cff, and pinch back to third or fourth joint from bunch. Use a trellis of 

 posts and wires. Till with a double- shovel plow until the 1st of August; think 

 a horse hoe the best tool for this work ; a dust mulch is very beneficial, and then 

 mulch liberally with stable litter in the fall. Have tried Concord, Martha, 

 Elvira, Pocklington, Missouri Reisling, Moore's Early, Worden, and Dracut 

 Amber. Planted ten more varieties this spring; they are the latest and best. 

 Among them are Campbell's Early, Green's Early (both new), Moore's Early, 

 Worden, Elvira, Missouri Reisling, and Pocklington ; the latter is good, but 

 a poor grower. I would recommend Moore's Early, Worden, and Moore's 

 Diamond. Gather my grapes with scissors or a knife into baskets, and sell at 

 home or in Emporia, receiving three and one-half cents per pound for Moore's 

 Early and two cents for balance of crop. They pay, because they are the surest 

 crop we have ; but I would not advise planting largely. Have never bagged my 

 grapes, but think it a good plan and we may have to resort to it; although the 

 market is so far away and express charges so high that I doubt if it would pay 

 at two cents per pound for grapes. 



W. WALTERS, Emporia, Lyon county: I have one acre of grapes planted on 

 second bottom of the Neosho river; my varieties are Concord, Worden, Ives, 

 Elvira, Dracut Amber; have discarded Elvira, as it is unsalable. I would rec- 

 ommend Concord and Worden. I prefer two-year old vines, set seven by ten 

 feet ; cultivate first with a stirring-plow, then with a cultivator and drag. Prune 

 my vines to two or three buds in February. My trellis is of posts and three 

 wires. I do not summer prune. Have never bagged my grapes. Gather in 

 baskets and sell mostly in Emporia. I have realized $100 per acre from them, but 

 my vines are getting old now. I consider them a paying crop. I have put up 

 unfermented grape juice; I press the juice out, boil, skim, and seal in quart 

 bottles. 



DAN'L C. OVERLY, Hartford, Lyon county: I have 100 grape-vines growing in 

 black loam. I prefer sloping land on account of drainage. Set one-year-old 

 vines, six by ten feet. I prune the last of February and first of March, when the 

 frost is out of the vines, by cutting back to two buds. I use posts and four wires 

 for a trellis. I plow the ground in the spring and cultivate after each rain ; a 

 cultivator and harrow are good for this work. Do not mulch. I never summer 

 prune, as it is a bad thing to cut back the green shoots. Have tried Concord, 

 Worden, Moore's Diamond, Moore's Early, Niagara, Clinton, and Hartford. 

 Have discarded Clinton, Moore's Early, and Hartford, as they were unprofitable. 

 I would recommend Worden, Concord, and Moore's Diamond, for this locality. 

 Gather and market in six- pound baskets; sell them in Emporia, receiving two 

 and three cents per pound. I do not consider them profitable, and would not 

 advise extensive planting here. Have never sacked the fruit. Thorough culti- 



