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with a harrow and hoe. Prune in February; have not summer pruned for lack 

 of time. I think a trellis made of lumber best. I consider them a paying crop. 

 My vines were full this year and the bunches fine; but the grasshoppers game, 

 and they seem to be fond of grapes, for they ate them up. [Why not try bag- 

 ging?] 



J. B. AVERY, Clifton, Washington county: Have 800 grape-vines, planted on 

 a southern slope; they are Concord, Worden, Elvira, Moore's Early, and about 

 twenty others ; I would recommend first Concord, then Worden. I prefer strong 

 one-year-old vines, planted eight feet apart; cultivate with Planet Jr. horse hoe; 

 prune in spring, just before the sap starts. I summer prune only a little, from 

 lack of time. I prefer eight- and ten-pound baskets for marketing. I sell at 

 Clifton. I do not consider them a paying crop when time and expenses are 

 counted. 



WILLIAM YOUND, Brantford, Washington county : I have a half-acre of grape- 

 vines, on eastern and western slopes. I have Concord and some other varieties; 

 I prefer the Concord. I prefer one-year-old layers, planted six feet in the row, 

 and the rows eight feet apart. If I was planting a new vineyard, I would set 

 them 6 x 12 feet, so they could be cultivated more easily ; use a two-horse culti- 

 vator. Prune any time during winter when they are not frozen, or any time in 

 the spring before the sap starts. I have a three-wire trellis. I never prune in 

 summer, as the sun would burn the fruit. Have never bagged grapes; think the 

 cost would overrun the profit. Cut the bunches with a knife, and market in two- 

 handled baskets at Clifton and neighborhood. I think them a good, paying crop. 



A. E. HOUGHTON, Linn, Washington county: My soil is level, black loam. 

 Raise Concords for family use only. I would recommend this variety, as it is the 

 only one I have tried. Set two-year-old vines, eight feet apart each way. Have 

 been mulching them, but would not recommend it. Prune in February, with 

 pruning shears. My trellis is made of posts and wires. Summer prune the 

 vines when I have time, as I think it throws strength into the grapes. Have 

 never bagged any, but think it a good, thing. It would protect them from birds 

 and give them a better flavor. In gathering, I cut the bunches with small prun- 

 ing shears and lay in baskets. Think them a good, paying crop. I think it best 

 to cultivate the ground and keep it clean and loose, on account of crab-grass. I 

 mulch mine, but that brings the roots too near the surface. 



THOMAS BROWN, Palmer, Washington county: I have 300 Concord .grape 

 vines, planted on a stiff, black soil. Would recommend this variety, with which 

 I have had good success. Set my vines ten feet apart. Mulch in the spring. 

 Prune in the spring before the sap starts. My trellis is of posts and wire. Have 

 never bagged my grapes. Gather in twenty-five-pound baskets and market at 

 home. Receive one and one- half to three cents per pound. I consider them a 

 good, paying crop. My vines were all killed down two years ago, but I cut 

 them off at the ground and they have made fine growth this year and have a few 

 grapes. They had borne well for the last fifteen years. I think the Concord 

 our best grape, and a sure bearer in Washington county. 



G. M. BAUM, Washington, Washington county : Have fifty grape-vines grow- 

 ing on sandy loam having a slight slope to the east. Am growing all the leading 

 varieties: Concord is the only variety that has paid me; have experimentally 

 tried Victor, Moore's Early, and Niagara, but they were not satisfactory. I plant 

 two-year-old vines, 8x8 feet; cultivate with a hoe; prune with a pruning-knife 

 in February, and again in summer, directly after the fruit has set, and pretty 



