Addresses — Training and Pruning the Grape Vine. 243 



is much shaded. The system of training as shown in the accom- 

 panying engravings, has the following advantages: The vines are 

 exposed to the light; the sun will shine upon every square foot of 

 soil some time during the day, and the freest circulation is secured, 

 without which mildew would be likely to follow. The angle at 

 which the vines are placed will give them more sunlight than can 

 be secured upon any upright trellis. This trellis is sufficiently 

 high to enable the horse to pass under the ridge, in cultivating the 

 vines. My own vineyard is planted in rows about eight feet apart, 

 running north and south, and the vines six feet apart in the rows. 



Fig. 3. Vine pruned at close of each 

 season. 



Fig. 4. Vine in regular bearing form. 



The posts may be quite small, but should be nine feet long at 

 least — eight feet above the surface and one foot in the ground; 

 this will be sufficient, as they are braced both ways. The ridge 

 piece should be one inch by two, and long enough to lap on the 

 third post. This ridge piece should run the whole length of the 

 rows. Then commencing from the top of the post, measure off 

 each way on the ridge piece three spaces, each one foot apart; at 

 these three points drive a nail nearly down to the head; and then 

 measuring down from the ridge piece on the post, divide it into 

 three spaces of two and one-half feet each; at these points drive 

 nails as before, then by stretching wires between these respective 



