| Show grapes vo we hare oron w wondered on dered white while tra velling P the tile country that farmers do not give more at tent iono lono 40 lile ifie he culture of the grape it can call be mad made with comparatively little empens expense n one of tim tha most profitable crops hundreds of acres 0 of side kide hills hilis now uncultivated or covered with useless its timber could be made to yield three to give five hundred dollars nn an acre clear of all expense by the tilo culture of grapes griper pr gripe ape ipe take a side fide ma lii iii with a southern of or adouth south aas i tern lern 4 cynosure e tco too steel steep for nor agricultural P purposes U r P 0 es and if ir the tho he soil is is rich naturally aurally or mad in 1 I d a so 9 0 py by cultivation it i IQ the very vry best location eliat tit at can le be selected for the growth of this delicious di licious fruit the tha following follow ing estimate of the cost of planting and value of the prod production action ig it very nearly correct dig D at he soil duri durl the t hit hii e fall or winter win or season in the e absence enc 0 of r a to v ind when jhc not too ton hard frozen two feet d deep beep cost per acre 50 darine daring he month or march or about the tile fist fitt of or april arti the frost is m out ont of tiie ilia ground rake breaking the 11 hard ird lumps so 0 o as to render the surface as smooth and eyen evea as s possible po sobie cost per gilcre acre about 10 procure cut cuttings thies previous arar s growth with three join s ii rtin itin rowa rown fie feet between two cuttings cuttillo in oue one hill about eight inch I 1 eli ell leaving four feet ec 11 thel til lills hills til anem r will be about 2000 hils hits to to an acre too loo culling cost of cuttings and pj ill inting per acre out 50 atter after the finst first year atik s seven soven feet long iona must 1 b driven fin fir finnly into th ih ground at tit ench eich hill between the two cuttings cost fay pay 30 some of the tile cutt cut lingi higi mav may not grow and to put others iu in their stead ni nry ty cost probably 20 matt malt making inz the ahot coit per ncr igo ago 1 GO 1 the soil should oe ne kept loome and entirely clear of weeda weeds so fonn sonn as tile the ines vinna v llave crown grown row it eighteen inches or two feet 1019 long iong they shot ili lil he be tied to tit the stakes ath willow or straw as soon roon ah as thita hive grown lo 10 the top of tile the stakes cut them off to enable them to grow in in thickness and throw out I 1 iberal br branches arches the hird third bird ye ir jr after planta planting ap they will brgan bea t in to bar har h b ar and every spring thereafter they should receive ce ive lve a top lop of ril tri timure ile ill lie vines arec ara in fit rood good be bearing condition con dilion pach each hill two vin about a balf half phek pek which would IM b budhck toan loan to an acre pere gripps ill fit ii the trint icet bre aro worth from two to a three dollard dol doi larra a bushel A bushel of graphs will mi make mckeon keon oil oll an avarace av arege arage gallons of wine worth from irom one dollar to a dolhie r and wid a hair per gallon tile tiie process procesa of or w lne ine making is s very sli rii simple tiple any one oile who cail call rn noke ake cider can make wine nine lne ine tie tle the tio ex pensa 13 lg no gretter greater A detailed account or the tiie manner of pruning in lite vine ac ean ran be he foint in almost uny any ot the tie tle horticultural works the tile princia il points are to have lle ile lie the ground rich and dry at ilie lite time of planting and to keep it afterwards loose clear of weds we ds and sufficiently grapes can call bo be gown g own along p partition ir fence ft nc se pirating fi fl ds not ua ayd d for pa ture out of taj rearlia reinli of or rattled bittle cit tle tie without inter interfering fering lu in finy any way with mih tha iba th culture of tile tiie lil ill finds fi ds for other purposes by planting villes vines in lit all corners and out of ti e way pl ires tres not nied used for other pur po poes eg a farmer fanner could in a few years have leavea a verv very li revan revenue from grapes willi with hut but ii little itle if ir adv expense bilt but lii hi hii i own labor jabor ir tiey will give tile file matter a fair trial tey tev fey will irive lve ive i ve no to r regret gretat it in lit a few years the llie native wines donld fulu fuin entirely tle tie the tro trash imported from europe tir tit tir tie Cataw bals hals lle ile lie he hest best gratin for making wine ani arri the isabella for the table pittsburgh Ds dys patch |
