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but they need irrigation at the start. They are a very profitable crop. I would 

 advise fc extensive planting here, if fixed so you can irrigate, which can be done 

 from wells. Have never sacked the fruit. The large fox grape grows wild on 

 the Cimarron river south of here. 



D.f M. ADAMS, Rome, Sumner county : I have about one-eighth of an acre of 

 grapes, planted on level land, which are Concord, Agawam, Catawba, Martha 

 Washington, and Worden. Would advise planting the above list, excepting 

 Worden. I prefer one- or two-year-old vines, set eight feet apart. Cultivate 

 with ahorse cultivator. Prune during the winter, usually in February. My 

 trellis is posts and two wires. I never summer prune. Have bagged a few 

 bunches to protect them from the birds. Birds are our greatest drawback. 



GEO. W. BAILEY, Wellington, Sumner county: I have 400 vines, on upland 

 having a southern slope. The varieties are Concord, Worden, Moore's Early, 

 and I recommend them all. Plant one-year-old vines, eight feet apart each way. 

 Cultivate with a one-horse cultivator. Prune late in the fall. Use a two-wire 

 trellis. I do not summer prune want the leaves to protect the fruit from the 

 sun. Have never bagged any. Market them at home. Think they pay. Have 

 never had a failure of grapes since my first crop, in 1874. 



ISAAC FLOOD, Colby, Thomas county: I have twenty-four vines growing on 

 bottom land sloping to the north, which I think preferable here. Set two-year- 

 old vines, 8x8 feet. Prune during summer to remove suckers and shorten back. 

 My trellis is posts and smooth wire. A five-tooth cultivator and one-horse plow 

 are the best implements for tillage. Do not mulch. Have tried Moore's Dia- 

 mond,|Niagara, and Concord; discarded all but Concord, as they were too ten- 

 der. I would recommend the Concord for this locality. I have none for market. 

 They^pay in the pleasure of seeing them grow. Would not advise extensive 

 planting here. 



M. L. LACEY, Colby, Thomas county: I have only ten vines, planted on clay 

 loam. Set two- or three-year-old vines. Prune any time from November to 

 February. Have tried Concord, Moore's Early, Brighton, and Niagara. Am 

 going to put out some two-year-old Concords this spring [1901]. 



, Colby, Thomas county: I have six vines, planted on level up- 

 land; the vines need a windbreak to protect them, as so much wind wears them 

 out. I have planted several times, and find that young vines live best. Set 

 them six feet apart. Prune in February, leaving two buds. I find slats and 

 posts make the best trellis. Cultivate with a hoe, to keep the weeds down. Do 

 not mulch. Have tried Concord ; I do not consider them a paying crop here, and 

 would not advise extensive planting. I have never sacked the fruit, but think it 

 would pay, as the grapes always set well, but the grasshoppers and insects eat 

 them up before they mature. I irrigate my vines. 



E. W. O'TOOLE, Collyer, Trego county: I have about fifty grape-vines, 

 planted on a southern slope. My variety is Concord. I would recommend only 

 hardy varieties. I prefer two-year-old vines, planted four feet apart. I mulch 

 my vines. Prune them the first of April. My trellis is three feet high. 



G. T. GALLOWAY, Wa Keeney, Trego county: I have 175 grape-vines grow- 

 ing on level bottom land; they are Concord, Niagara, and Pocklington; would 

 recommend higher land, as the spring frosts kill the crop. Prefer one-year-old 

 vines, 'set 8x16 feet. Cultivate with plow and harrow. Prune in February. 



