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measurements must be exact, or the triangle will not fit when placed over the 

 stakes. In this way it is no trouble to keep the rows straight, no matter what 

 length they may be. The stakes should be fifteen to eighteen inches in length, 

 and somewhat smaller than the inch holes in the triangle, so that they will work 

 easily. 



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Fio. 411.— Orchard Flanging in the Triangular System. 



PRUNING THE GRAPE VINE. 



HE grape vine accommodates itself to almost all methods of 

 treatment, and, with reasonable care, gives abundance of 

 fruit. The necessity for good, rich soil, well drained and 

 cultivated, the same as for other fruits, is generally admitted 

 by all, but proper pruning, the easiest part of grape growing, 

 seems to be the least understood of any part of the work. 

 It must be remembered that the vine bears its fruit on 

 shoots of the same year's growth, from eyes on the previous year's wood. It is 

 necessary to understand this, because it is necessary to keep up a supply of 

 young wood wherever it is desired the fruit should grow. A one or two-year-old 

 plant, when sent from the nursery, may have only one shoot, or it may have 

 several ; in any event, all should be cut off but the strongest one, and that cut 

 back to within two eyes of the base. These two eyes will produce shoots the 

 following season, and when they have made a growth of a few inches, rub off the 

 weak one and let the strong one grow until September, when the end should be 

 pinched off to ripen up the wood. Late in the fall, cut back to within three eyes 

 of the base. All side shoots and suckers should be pinched off. The second 

 year the strongest shoots from these three eyes should be preserved as before. 

 The third and succeeding years allow only the strong canes to grow with 

 branches to compare with the vigor of the vine. Trim all vines severely in the 

 fall, leaving spurs or canes of new wood, containing two or three eyes each, for 

 next summer's fruit. After pruning, lay the vine down and protect for winter, 

 the same as blackberries and raspberries. — Farm and^Home. 



