REPORT OF THE HORTICULTURIST. 



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YIELD OF VINES TRAINED TO STAKES, kc- Concluded. 





o 



48- 



45 



23 



22 



Variety. 



\ 



22- 



Conjord . 

 do . 



do . 



do . 

 do 

 do . 



Delaware 

 do . 

 do . 



do . 

 do . 

 do . 



Early Victor 

 do 

 do 



do 

 do 

 do 



Slerrimack 



do 



do 



do 

 do 

 do 



Niagara 

 do 

 do 



do 

 do 

 do 



Wilder . 

 do . 



do 



do 

 do 

 do . 



Year. 



How 

 Trained. 



1891 Stakes. 



1892 I do . 



1893 do . 



1891 

 1892 

 1893 



1891 

 1892 

 1893 



1891 

 1892 

 1893 



1891 

 1892 

 1893 



1891 

 1892 

 1893 



1891 

 1892 

 1893 



1891 

 1892 

 1893 



Trellis., 

 do 

 do . 



Stakes, 

 do . 

 do . 



Trellis., 

 do . 

 do . 



Stakes. 

 do . 

 do 



Trellis., 

 do 

 do . 



Stakes, 

 do . 

 do . 



Trellis., 

 do . 

 do . 



1891 I Stakes. 



1892 I do . 



1893 ! do . 



1891 

 1892 

 1893 



1891 

 1892 



1893 



1891 

 1892 

 1893 



Trellis 



do 



do 



Stakes do 8 



do 

 do 



Trellis... 

 do .. 

 do . 



Date 



of 



Colouring. 



Sept. 8. 

 do 3. 

 do 14. 



do 

 do 

 do 



20. 



7. 



12. 



do 4. 



do 7. 



do 8. 



do 5. 



Aug. 30. 



do 28. 



Sept. 4. 



Aug. 30. 



do 28. 



Sept. 4. 



do 7. 



Aug. 28. 



Sept. 4. 



do 7. 



do 12. 



do 



do 



Aug 



4. 

 3. 



28. 



Sept 7. 



Sept. 15. 

 do 10. 

 do 9. 



do 8. 

 do 14. 



Total 

 Yield. 



Lbs. 



201 



196 



42 



25^ 



30 



52 



74 

 88 

 13 



21 



18| 



87| 



32 

 54 

 30 



54 

 2f'| 

 45 



75 

 63 

 19 



21i 



30 



75 



11^ 

 44 



17^ 



31^ 

 36 



72 



16i 

 151 



58i 



Yield 

 per Acre. 



Lbs. Ozs. 



15,200 



14,746 



3,176 



4,624 

 5,440 

 9,418 



5,898 

 7,033 

 1,020 



3,808 



3,332 



15,912 



4,991 

 8 394 

 4,537 



657 

 3,808 

 8,.S10 



12,251 



10,436 



3,176 



3,910 



5,440 



13,600 



2,041 

 7,940 

 3,176 



5,712 



6,.528 



13,056 



2 "■ 



.2 ^ 



2,992 

 2,754 



io,(;os 



10 



14 



4 





 

 



12 



2 



15 





 

 



4 

 6 

 8 



14 



22 

 



4 

 4 



14 



\ 



/ 



Lbs. 

 11,041 



6,494 



4,650 



7,684 



3,974 



4,258 



8,621 



7,650 



101 I 4,386 



T 



Ol \ 8,432 

 OiJ 



12,705 



2,041 14 



\ 7,373 



5,451 



When we consider that by the single stake plan over 3,000 vines are planted on 

 each acre, a glance at the comparative returns shows that they do not justify the 

 greater amount of labour involved in growing them under this system. 



Effect of Summer Pruning of Vines Trained on the Eenewal of French System. 



The following table shows very eon'-lusively the benefits of summer pruning 

 when applied to the stake or renewal system. Those unpruned were allowed to grow 

 unrestrained after being tied to the stakes in the spring. They soon formed a dense 



