NINE] TONS OF GRAPES 
and carry safely through the frosty nights. My 
own location is on a hillside, somewhat valleyed 
out, and generally facing the southeast. I escape 
the late spring frosts and early autumn frosts, that 
touch my neighbors half a mile above, or down in 
the bottom of the valley. This sort of location, if 
possible, is good for all garden and orchard pur- 
poses. 
Set your vines about eight or ten feet apart in 
the row, and the rows ten feet apart. This allows 
a row of currants between, which do not cut off the 
sun from the grapes. It is absolutely essential to 
have the full force of the sun for perfecting the 
grape. Plant two-year-old vines, and buy of the 
very best nurserymen, directly — and not through 
agents. Generally it is preferable to set in the 
spring, because the ground is easily got into good 
shape. If you set in the fall, mulch with coal ashes 
—not with straw, that mice might nest in— and 
leave it slightly heaped about the vines. Cut back 
each vine to two eyes; then spread the roots care- 
fully, and pack the dirt tightly, until you come to 
the mulch, which you leave lying loosely, and, as I 
said, slightly mounded. Your trellis will be wanted 
the second year, and should be made of posts set 
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