NORWAY SPRUCE. 



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NORWAY SPRUCE AT [STATE EXPERIMENT STATION 



Illustration shows growth of Norway spruce in our -"forest garden" at the 

 Experiment Station. On the right are two Norway spruce, and at the left one 

 white spruce, It will be noted that there is very little difference in the size of the 

 two kinds. These trees are seventeen or eighteen years old from the seed and 

 have been growing in their present position for fourteen years and both kinds are 

 especially thrifty. Prof. S. B. Green. 



The replacing of missing vines in a vineyard is a perplexing task some- 

 times. If a new vine is planted, the old ones on each side seem to take up the 

 fertility and moisture in the soil, making growth very slow, if it succeeds in 

 living at all. 



I have found this method a very good one: Early in the spring select a 

 strong cane of the previous season's growth, as near the end of the vine as 

 possible. Cut off about 1 foot from the end to make sure of healthy wood. 

 Carry the cane along the lower wire to the vacant place where the vine should 

 be and lay the cane in a trench for a distance of 12 or 15 inches and 12 inches 

 deep, filling the hole with top soil pressed firmly around the buried cane. 

 A pint of bonemeal put in the bottom of the trench and mixed with the soil 

 will help the growth of the roots. The parent vine nourishes the cane, and 

 after two or three years it can be cut loose and a new vine established. 



