OF ONE ACRE. 
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as the crop is gathered, thus throwing all the strength 
of the plant into the young shoots. 
Where there is not plenty of manure, bone dust or 
phosphate can be sown on after the plowing in the 
spring and worked down with the harrow or culti¬ 
vator. It, of course, takes a good deal of rope to tie 
all these and a good patch of grape vines up every 
spring, so I go to a printing office and buy the old 
Sisal rope which comes on the bundles of paper; this 
is strong, and can be bought very cheaply, as it is all 
in short lengths, in fact, most offices would be glad to 
oblige a good subscriber by giving it to him. The 
bushes should be planted eight feet apart in the 
row. 
GRAPES. 
I grow grapes between the rows of berry bushes, 
half way from each row, which are twelve feet apart. 
The vines are eight feet apart in the row; at every 
vine is planted an old fence rail, the ends squared 
off, and the bottom coated with coal tar before plant¬ 
ing ; these stand six feet above the surface, and from 
top to top runs a light pole or single strand of wire. 
The vines are tied up to the posts and out along the 
rail; this gives a clear space underneath for keeping 
the ground worked, and it bears the crop in the most 
convenient position for gathering. The vines should 
be trimmed early in February, that the wounds may 
contract and harden before the sap flows. The vines 
should be tied up with fresh rope; do not depend on 
any old ties, as, though they may look strong, the 
birds will pick them to pieces to make nests of. Trim 
