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Please State, as much in detail, as may
be convenient, on this paper,

I. The varieties of Grapes you seem best adapted
to Piedmont & Virginia,- 38 [?] at, - 15 to 20 miles from
Blue-Ridge range of mountain.

1. For the Market. [Harlford?] Prolific, Delaware, Catawba
Diana, Concord, Iona, Israella Got Edel.

2. For Wine. Norton Virginia, Ives Seedling Catawba
[Herbemot?], Perkins

II. The number of plants [proper?] to be set on an acre,
especially of concord, Delaware, & Diana, respectively.
6 feet in the row and rows 8 feet apart in best
1000 parts to an acre = all.

III. The Expense, per acre, of planting & cultivating
Concord and Delawares, (for example), respectively,
and the Income likely to arise from each, (making
the layout Estimate of Expense, & least of Income)
for each recessive year, until they come
into full bearing.

Concords-per Acre

1st year. Expense.
the extra selected plants or best
2 years are best and in the
End the deepest to plant
the Second year they begin to
bear & have plenty Wood & Cuttings.
1000 best Vines extra or 2 years
only 100 Dollars. Planting & Preparing
land 30 doll. Cultivating even
20 Doll. in all $ 650.00.

Delawares,- per Acre.
1st Year. Expense.

1000 best Vines [only?] good
best select Vines or 2 years
old good should be used
is your Climate for Planting
1000 each Vines $200.00
[?] [ch?] see.
Concord . 50.00
$250.00