no 



EXPEKIMENTA L FA RMS. 



YIELD OF VINES PLANTED 3x4 FEET APART AND TRAINED 



TO POSTS. 



At the time of planting the vines which now make up the vineyard it was 

 thought advisable to make a comparative test of the single stake method, or what is 

 commonly known in France oi- Germany as the renewal system. For this purpose 

 325 vines were set out three by four feet apart. Twenty-tive plants each of the Early 

 Victor, Brighton, Champion, Merrimack, Wilder, Niagara and Bacchus were set 

 out, and fifty each of Delaware, Concord and Clinton. Each vine was provided with 

 a four and a half foot stake for the support of the three canes, which were allowed 

 to every vine. As far as practicable these canes were renewed every year by young 

 shoots preserved for the purpose from wood of the previous year. It was not always 

 possible to do this but in most instances the plan was carried out. By this system 

 the wood falls into two classes, viz. : — the fruit bearing wood produced last year, 

 and the young canes of this year's growth, which are designed to replace the first set 

 out and become fruit producers next year. 



It will be seen by the following tabular statement of returns for the last three 

 seasons, that the pole system is not adapted to the conditions that prevail in the 

 greater portions of Canada, where the most complete utilization of all the available 

 summer heat is a prime requisite to ihe successful cultivation of the grape. 



YIELD OF VINES TRAINED TO STAKES AS AGAINST THE SAME VARIETIES 



ON TRELLISES. 



> 



o 

 o 



20 I 



:/ 



,J 



3- 



48 



.J 



\ 



Variety. ; Year. 



Bacchus. . . 

 do .. 

 do .. 



do .. 



do 



do .. 



Brighton . 

 do 

 do 



do 

 do 

 do 



Champion, 

 do .. 

 do .. 



do .. 

 do .. 

 do . . 



Clinton, 

 do 



do 



do 

 do 

 do 



1S91 

 1892 

 1893 



1891 

 1892 

 1893 



1891 

 1892 

 1893 



1891 

 1892 

 1893 



1891 

 1892 

 1893 



1891 



1892 

 1893 



1891 

 1892 

 1893 



1891 

 1892 

 1893 



How 

 Trained. 



Stakes, 

 do , 

 do . 



Trellis., 

 do . 

 do . 



Stakes. 

 do . 

 do . 



Trellis., 

 do . 

 do . 



Stakes, 

 do 

 do . 



Trellis., 

 do . 

 do . 



Stakes. 

 do . 

 do . 



Date 



of 



Colouring. 



Date 



of 



Gathering 



Sept. 20. 

 do 10. 



do 8. 



do 

 do 



do 



22. 

 7. 

 9. 



:Oct. 8. 



do 10 



do 15. 



do 5. 



do 7. 



do 11. 



do 

 do 

 do 



do 

 do 

 do 



12. 

 10. 



4. 



27. 

 26. 



Aue. 27. 

 do^ 20. 



Trellis 



do 



do 



do 6. 

 do 6. 

 do 10. 



Sept. 18. 

 do 5. 

 do 28. 



Total 

 Yield. 



Sept. 9. 



do 1. 



Oct. 1. 



do 14. 



do 18. 



do 5. 



do 10. 



do 11. 



Lbs. 



14i 



27' 

 14i 



U 

 63" 



52 

 30 



7 



25 

 22 

 18 



4 



77 

 100 



42 

 90 



25i 

 73" 

 32 



33i 

 33" 



39i 



Yield 

 per Acre. 



m 



73 



Lbs. 



2,495 

 4,764 

 2,495 



272 



11,424 



7,344 



8,621 

 4,991 

 1,134 



4,522 

 3,978 

 3,264 



680 

 12,705 

 16,561 



Ozs. 



10 



6 



10 





 



7,616 

 16,320 



1,928 

 5,558 

 2,382 



6,264 

 6,094 

 7,106 



10 







14 





 



7 

 7 

 3 





 0' 



o: 



\ 



Lbs. 

 3,251 



6,346 



4,915 



3,921 



9,982 



11,968 



3,289 



6,488 



