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is a canopy to shade the roots and body of vine and the 

 fruit, without smothering. 



"2. New wood, formed by sap which has never passed 

 through bearing wood, is secured for the next crop a 

 very important matter. 



"3. Simplicity and convenience of trellis, allowing free 

 passage in any direction through the vineyard ; circulation 

 of air without danger of breaking tender shoots ; ease of 

 pruning, spraying, cultivating, harvesting. 



"4. Perfect control in pruning of amount of crop to 

 suit capacity of vine. 



"5. Long canes for bearing, which agrees exactly with 

 the nature of nearly all our American species far better 

 than short spurs. 



"6. Ease of laying down in winter. The vine being 

 pruned and not tied, standing away from posts, can be 

 bent down to one side between the rows, and earth thrown 

 upon it, and can be quickly raised and tied in position. 



"7. Cheapness of construction and ease of removing 

 trellis material and using it again. 



"8. Durability of both trellis and vineyard." 



The Munson system of training has found 

 many friends. Waugh writes of it as follows 

 from experience at the Oklahoma Experiment 

 Station:* 



"It may be well to explain, for those not intimate with 

 this form of trellis, the construction used and advocated 

 by Mr. T. V. Munson. According to this method, the posts 

 are made six feet high. At the top runs a cross-piece two 

 feet long, at each end of which is fastened one of the 

 wires of the trellis. Mr. Munson originally used two posts 

 set in a V- shape, with the tops two feet apart. The result 



'Garden and Forest, May 8, 1895, 185. 



