Burlington tri-weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1852-1855, 1855-03-22
Extracts from the Country Gentleman.
SUCCESSFUL GRAPE CULTURE
.ntleman.

Having received several inquiring letters
in relation TO Sir. Mckas's method OF cuiti- /
waiting the grape, have concluded to answer |
afl through your columns. | should have
done it ere this, had received the following
information from Mr.. E. A. Mckay, Of Ma |
pies, Ontario county, sooner.
In an article headed "a Profitable Acre
in Western New York;" published in your
columns last fall, there Is q great mistake re
specting tho quantity produced. Instead Of
ten tons, the nc Ial yield was a little over
1l.0OO pound. Of grapes on an acre. But this
must stili be considered Il great yield, and a
v,ry profitable one. MIR. Mckay says that
tie amount over ten cents per pound, which
he received for his grapes, will lay all the ex-
penses Of cultivation, gathering and getting
to market. This would leave 81, LOO clear
profit. :.
Sa a acre WIS planted in the spring of
1913, on half with vines one year old, and the
remainder With those aged two years loo
vines to the acre, OF a rod apart each way.
Mr.. Mickey thinks on q middling steep SIDE
III |, l. feet eacfwty would not b too near.
His mes are trained n all cases SO rs to
give them the greatest amount OF Sunshine.
For p an5ing, Is We're dug ON ? Is 70 )
deep md 70 5 feet in diameter, At the
botom OF the p is heplacod, sixteen heavy
loads of refuse from the curriers' shop, and
elghty dead oxen" drove which had been
q iyen in5o Naples at the commencement Of
int r, and large portion of them having
die during the winter and spring. MIR Nc
Kay also uses well rotted manure, but avoids
all unfermenicd manures.
| His vine now measures on an average over
twelve inc le. in circumference around the
body, nor is there an, essential difference in
s ~ between the parts Of the vineyard plan
t d with one or two-year old vines. they
ar. trained on wire tre.is, - light feet high,
running ne.tly North AMI Souh No. II
irol wir. il nmend d, with wooden
Stat two inches wide, one aud a half feet
above tho GROUND. and II similar one along
tn Top of the treilis lie takes no fruit
/ ON MS vines until the fourtn fall after
| p aiming. The first y ar bu, on the cane o.
snoot i suffered to grow, and that is cht
| back two or three or four buds from the
ground The next W nt.r. The second season
Two shoots are allow d to gov. rhe third
season the trelis is butt, and the two can .
are sbor ened 10 three or four feet each IN
/ eng h, and brought down horizontally and
fastened with feathers TO the Stats along
the !ottom OF the treiis. The third season
every alternate bud IS allowed to grow, and
trained up the sats along the top of the
troll 5, ani stra ped thef about the Il st Of
s ep5em1-r. The fourth sason, III vines
viii bear abnad nifty, bur vlne of three
in hes span (around the BODY sh,ul only
he allow d 20 bear lie pounds of frn.t, and
be increased 70 ten poun l. for every adj
ticn / inca of girth to any extent. This can
be safely cone vita good cai, ure.
Tn ground between the rows of vine. mlv
tie Guilty. tea with any low vege able or plant
desired VIII ca will hei Up to defr y large
portion of the expenses of eultlvat on.-
Mr.. Mckay also cautions against needing the
adv c OF Nursery m FIRE iuently given, TO
plant vines as near toseth as six or egat
| feet.
Such has been the success Of Mr.. Mckay
thu his experience must prove acceptable to
all those wac are ab)at TO beg n h Gu tiva-
ton of this agreea lie and healthy fruit
Ii we'll cultivated, 1t will pay well. Nor is
| there my danger Of too III NJ grapes biug
grown, an the market overs oc1 d, at least
t9t mallv years, since the demand incr asses
faster than tie supply, IS all cnltlvators OF
apes wei know. The Isab la grape is
perfectly hardy IN our cl'mlte.
Yours, traiy, ;. 3. BU 'KLEY.