The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1856-10-24
MARCUS WATSON, Printer
asritultural.
The Culture Of tho Grape.

The culture Of green house grapes within
twenty miles Of Boston is quite extensive,
and the amount Of money invested in houses
for their growth must DO reekoned by hun
dreds of thousands Of dollars. There arc
several growers who have annual crops o.
from oIe to eve tons, commanding q pric'
Of from 81 to 80 the pound, varying with
the season in which the crop 10 ripened.
Having had an opportunity within few
days Of visiting the graps house Of Mr. NJ
II. Simpson, at SaIonvills, We are induces
10 speak ofhis vines. That gentleman hA'
conceived an idea that three crops Of fruit
can DO grown upon the same vines in two
years. For the past two seasons he has been
experimenting on his new theory, with sue
cess. lie has neat span roof.housc seven
ty feet in length, in which ho has seventy
vines, in two divisions Of the premises
These vines are now seven years from the
budding. In the north division Of his house
he has now forty-two vines, bearing the
third crop in two years. They are in high
health and in as enc condition as We have
ever seen vines treated in the usual way for
IN annual crop. The wood is cloar and
bright, and Notwithstanding the height OF
his house, the joints are short being not
over six and eight inches between tho eyes.
The leaves are large, thick and flsshy /;
some Of them measured twelve BY fourteen
inches. These forty-two vines have each an
a,ange of twenty Eve pounds Of fruit in
fine large punches, which will DO ready for
cutting by the 18th Of April. The vines
were started by the 25th Of December last.
Mr.. Simpson has some original notions in
vsntilating, disbudding and trimming his
vines, by which processes hs gets large buds,
which he contends will produce large punches
and large berries. His vines are fed BY a
border outside the house, composed Of rich
compost, Of a good depth, covered by q lay
sr Of wool, waste and dry meadow hay; tho
whole sheltered by well q tied boards to shed
the rain, thus retaining steady heat Of be-
tween sixty and seventy degrees at all times.
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base my 'neoty upon 'n' Au~P"' ''"'
when the ieai "nPe, the ss0a anu o'a' AN
also rpe' and ready '0r nav ''Af' "n0'
the proper temperature va gwen
have II IN my power 70 ,iPsn 'a' ''A'
ana grow TWO e.0ps !e~,, "n'n Ns' prov
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tnus s'''ns 'uN IVp. ~ - -'
houses, ana giVing tns ''nes o'ery o'nef Jea
the benefit Ofa summer growth which wiil