MODIFIED KNIFFINS 



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are the protection of the grapes from wind, the 

 large size of the fruit due to the small amount 

 of bearing wood, the ease of laying down the 

 vines, the readiness with which the top can be 



306. Eight-cane Kniffin. (Diagram.) 



renewed from the root as occasion demands, and 

 the cheapness of the trellis. 



THE six -CANE KNIFFIN. There are many old 

 vineyards in eastern New York which are trained 

 on a six -cane or three -wire system. The gen- 

 eral pruning and management of these vines do 

 not differ from that of the common Kniffin. Very 

 strong varieties, which can carry an abundance of 

 wood, may be profitable on this style of train- 

 ing, but it cannot be recommended. A Concord 

 vineyard over thirty years old, comprising 295 

 vines, trained in this fashion, is still thrifty and 



