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bury a part of the top also. 



Good rich dirt should be put 



next the roots and pressed firmly 



around them with the foot. The 



vines should all slant in the same 



direction so they can all be 



trained on the trellis in the same 



way. The accompanying cut Fig. 1. 



(Fig. 1) shows the shape of the hole and the vine therein ready for 



covering with soil. 



FIRST YEAR, 



There is not much to be done the first year exceot cultivate] and 

 keep the weeds out of the vineyard. A crop of some kind can be 

 planted amoug the vines, such as corn or notatos that can be culti- 

 vated. In the fall select the best cane and prune it back to about six 

 inches in length, and cut all other growth away entirely. This cane 

 should then be bent down and covered with dirt three or four inches 

 deep and then with straw two or three inches. Finally plow three or 

 four inches deep throwing the furrow toward the vines. No fruit 

 should be allowed on the vines this year. 



SECOND YEAR. 



The vines should be uncovered about the first of May; but if the 

 weather is warm before that time, they should be examined, and if the 

 buds show signs of starting, they should be taken up at once. After 

 the vines are taken up the earth should be removed three or four inches 

 deep from around the base of the vine, and all the roots that are near 

 the surface should be cut away. 



This root pruniug should be repeated every other year The ground 

 should be plowed again, throwing the dirt away from the vines. After 

 this stakes six feet long should be set at each vine to train the young 

 shoot to. All the new shoots should be pinched off except the strongest, 

 and that should be allowed to grow till late in July, when it should be 

 stopped by pinching off the end. 



The laterals (that is, the shoot that grows from the base of each 

 leafj should be pinched off, leaving only one leaf; and when another 

 lateral grows from the base of this leaf, it should be pinched off in the 

 same way; and so on throughout the growing season. 



