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into the soil early in the spring, and in autumn give it 

 a mulch of coarse manure. If the leaves become too 

 dense during the summer, remove some of them, and 

 pinch off the ends of vines to admit sunshine to the fruit. 



FIG. 104. Grapevines forming a Screen for a Back Yard 



Pruning. Cut back the plants to three or four buds 

 before planting. The next spring, before the sap begins 

 to run, remove all but one stem and cut it back liberally. 

 The second spring after planting, cut away all but two 

 branches of the main stem, which will serve as the 

 parent vines, from which laterals will grow and bear fruit. 

 The grapes are always borne on new shoots. If the two 

 branches should be very long, cut them back. The third 



