APPENDIX I. 



EXAMPLES OF AMERICAN VINEYARD PRACTICE. 



THE OHIO SYSTEM OF VINEYARD CULTURE. 



THIS is merely a modification of the French and German 

 methods, having been generally introduced by vine-dressers 

 from those countries. It is, we believe, now generally giving 

 place to the trellis system of culture, which seems to be better 

 adapted to the habit of our native vines. Vines and even vine 

 yards may be found around Cincinnati, which are trained dif 

 ferently from the method here described, but nevertheless, the 

 following is what is known as the Ohio system. 



The ground having been properly prepared, the vineyard is 

 set out either with cuttings or rooted plants, generally the 

 former. In setting out cuttings, holes about two feet deep are 

 made with a stilt or dibble, shod with iron, and after inserting 

 two cuttings in each, the holes are filled in with sand which is 

 washed into immediate contact with the cuttings by means of 

 water. During the first season, the vines are allowed to grow 

 at random, the ground, however, being kept clean and mellow. 



In the spring of the second season the vines are pruned, which 

 is done by removing all the wood made by the young cutting, 

 and also all the roots which spring from the cutting, within 

 several inches of the surface. Fig. 1 shows the young plant. 

 The soil being removed, the roots e, e, e are cut oft close to the 



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