222 Small Fruits 



When a thaw comes the grapevines should be 

 looked after, and all posts should be straightened, 

 wires tightened, vines tied up, and refuse burned. 



Sixty buds on the bearing wood of a grapevine 

 are the maximum usually for a strong healthy vine. 

 When vines are small and weak they should not 

 be allowed to grow to maturity many bunches of 

 grapes. Sixty buds will produce one hundred and 

 fifty bunches of grapes. 



To prevent rot, wormy grapes, and other 

 troubles, such as insects, spray the grapevine with 

 Bordeaux arsenate of lead mixture soon after the 

 fruit sets, repeating the operation about ten days 

 later and still again two weeks after the second 

 spraying. 



To preserve grapes for winter use, seal the ends of 

 the stems with paraffin or sealing wax and hang 

 them in a dark cellar or in any room where the air 

 is not dry enough to wither them, nor cold enough 

 to freeze them. Fasten each bunch separately so 

 it will not touch another bunch. 



A mixture of the dried blood of cattle and crushed 

 bonemeal is excellent for the grapevines, strawberries, 

 and other vines. 



