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again cut away except four arms, care being taken to save those starting 

 nearest the upright, unless they should be defective. From two to six 

 buds are left on each arm, according to the age and vigor of the vine. 



The upright is tied to the two wires. The end of each arm is also tied 

 to the wire. No other tying or pruning is done during the summer. 

 Where the vines hang down in the way, they may be thrown up on the 

 wires. 



The other trellis is called the horizontal, a sort of overhead Kniffin. 

 Cross-bars two feet long are nailed on the tops of posts, about six feet high. 

 Over these bars are stretched three wires, one at each end, the other in 

 the center of the bars. Some use only two wires. The cane is carried to 

 the wire and tied to it, and an arm tied to each wire as in the other trellis, 

 and the pruning is the same. 



Pruning and gathering the fruit is not so conveniently done on this 

 trellis as on the Kniffin, but it has advantages also. 



For laying down in winter, no system is more convenient than the 

 Kniffin. The main cane, however, should be inclined from the perpen- 

 dicular, to a considerable degree; then, when pruned and cut from the 

 wires, it is already half laid down. 



(2.) "What method of trellising, pruning, and training will produce 

 the most desirable results for the home plantation?" 



Where chickens are troublesome, the overhead trellis will be very desira- 

 ble. It can also be made to look very beautiful. Some who have plenty 

 of time may prefer the Fuller trellis, which looks very neat when well 

 cared for. This consists of several (three to seven) wires, the lower one a 

 foot and a half or two from the ground. The main cane is carried to 

 the first wire and two arms trained on it. From these arms the growing 

 shoots are carried straight up and tied to the wires above. 



VARIETIES FOR THE COMMERCIAL VINEYARD. 



(3.) "What varieties, and what proportion of each, will prove most 

 profitable for a commercial vineyard?" 



Where the Niagara succeeds, would plant as follows: 50 Moore's Earlv 

 in 1,000; 200 Worden, 100 Brighton, 50 Delaware, 300 Concord, 300 

 Niagara. If longer-keeping varieties are wanted, substitute some Ver- 

 gennes or one of Rogers' hybrids, Agawam, Salem, or Lindley. 



VARIETIES FOR THE FAMILY. 



(4.) "Most desirable selection for a home and family vineyard, and 

 the reasons for such selection." 



The reason will be found in the tastes of the different members of the 

 family, which should be consulted. In our family, for instance, my wife 

 thinks the Brighton the poorest grape in the vineyard, and the Delaware 

 the best, while other members think the Brighton among the best. A 

 large proportion of the grapes used in a family are table grapes, and qual- 

 ity will naturally lead in the selection. But, as we want a supply from 

 first to last, we may get in some that are only second-rate. For thirty 

 vines I would name two Green Mountain or Winchell, one Moore's Early, 

 four Worden, four Brighton, three Concord, four Delaware, four Niagara, 

 three Lindley, three Mills; and if they will mature, two lona or Catawba. 



