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P. B. STOUT, Paola, Miami county: I have one-half acre of grape-vines, 

 planted on sandstone land ; a southern slope is preferable. Set two-year-old 

 vines, eight feet apart. Prune on the arm system, in February. For a trellis I 

 use a stake four feet out of the ground, and a single wire on top. I mulch the 

 vines. Have tried Concord, Clinton, Catawba, Dracut Amber, Pocklington, 

 Niagara, and several others; have discarded all but Concord, which I would 

 recommend for this locality. Gather in baskets and sell in the home market, re- 

 ceiving from three to four cents per pound. They are profitable, but I would 

 not advise extensive planting. I sack the fruit and find it pays, as the bunches 

 grow larger and sweeter, and we receive one cent more per pound. 



W. R. STOCKARD, Beloit, Mitchell county: Have 200 grape-vines, planted on 

 a northeast and southwest slope. Have tested Ives, Concord, Niagara, and 

 others, and have discarded all but Concord and Niagara, which I recommend; 

 have tested Clinton, Delaware, Dracut Amber, Hartford, Worden, and Wilder, 

 experimentally, but the vines were not hardy, and winter-killed. I set vines 

 that are from one to two years old, eight by twelve feet. I till with a cul- 

 tivator and then top-dress with barn-yard litter. Prune in February; do not 

 summer prune, but keep the leaves to shade the grapes. My trellis is posts and 

 wire. Have not bagged grapes; have never tried it. Market them at home; 

 think they are healthful ; I consider them a paying crop. I am a prohibitionist 

 and do not put up unfermented grape juice ; I live in Kansas. 



J. T. BARNES, Beloit, Mitchell county : Had one and one-third acres of grapes, 

 but lost one-fourth of an acre with mildew. They are planted on a low, sandy- 

 loam bottom having an east aspect. My varieties are: Arminta, Concord, Ni- 

 agara, Wilder, Herbert, Early Victor, Woodruff Red, Wyoming, Moore's Early, 

 Worden, Delaware, Elvira, Green Mountain, and Perkins. Have discarded Ca- 

 tawba, Pocklington, Arminta, and Green Mountain. Would recommend Con- 

 cord, Niagara, Wilder, Herbert, Early Victor, Worden, and Delaware. Have 

 experimentally tried Catawba, Pocklington, Eaton, Early Ohio, Lady Washing- 

 ton, Lutie, Martha, Moore's Diamond, and Telegraph, but had very poor success 

 with these. They winter-killed in two or three years. I plant No. 1 year- 

 ling vines, twelve feet apart, in rows nine feet apart wide give better results. 

 Cultivate with Planet Jr. horse hoe; use sweeps; stir the ground two to three 

 inches deep, and cultivate ten to twelve times every season. Prune in February. 

 Do not summer prune, as I think it is too much work, and does not pay. My 

 trellis is made of four wires and posts. I have bagged grapes, and would advise 

 it if done before the hot weather sets in, as it keeps the grapes cool, and protects 

 from birds and insects. Cut the bunches with shears and pack in eight-pound 

 baskets. Market at home. When the crop is full I realize about $100 per acre. 

 I consider them a paying crop. Have put up unfermented grape juice. When 

 canning grapes we pour off the surplus juice, and seal in bottles while hot. I find 

 that, on the lowest ground I have, the Concord are very susceptible to mildew; 

 the Victor but little. The Niagara, Herbert and Wilder resist mildew well. 

 The Arminta and Perkins suffer frcm mildew when planted on low ground. 

 This season Concord, Niagara, Early Victor, Perkins, Elvira, Delaware and 

 Moore's Early are loaded with fine, large clusters, and with good rains from now 

 on the crop promises to be a large one. The vines range in growth from fifteen 

 to thirty feet. I trim on the renewal system, as I get better results than from 

 the spur system, and find that my rows that are set ten feet apart, with vines 

 ten to twelve feet in the rows, produce the heaviest crops. The Niagara and. 

 Early Victor are superb bearers. 



