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nol bo worked when wet, nor so deeply near the vines as to 

 cut the main roots. The best implement we have ever seen for 

 killin^^ the weeds is a hoe known as Allen's Weed Killer. (See 

 cut elsewhere.) For stirring the soil about the stems, a pronged 

 hoe is used. A good plan for plowing, and at the same time 

 covering the vines, is to prune soon after the fall of the leaf, 

 and then, lay down the vines lengthwise of the trellis, and fas- 

 ten them with a peg or stone. Pass down with the plow as 

 near the vine as you can without cutting the roots, and throw 

 a furrow slice over the vine, come back on the other side of the 

 row, and cover the othfer vine ; continue this until all tne 

 ground between the rows is plowed, leaving a trench in the 

 middle. Go through and see that the vines were well covered. 

 In the spring, begin at the trench, and turn the earth back and 

 away from the vines. Manures should not be applied so long 

 as the growth is vigorous, but as soon as it begins to decline 

 apply more manure. A compost, such as we have previously 

 discribed, should be on hand for use, and should be applied 

 after the fall plowing. Ashes and lime in moderate quantities 

 are always beneficial. If you once let your vines run down for 

 lack of food, you can never recover your loss. The food they 

 ask for is plenty and cheap, but they must have it. Bone dust, 

 guano, etc., applied as a top dressing, will soonest reach the 

 plant, but will not make good the lack of the compost. In an 

 exceedingly poor soil, where it is not possible to secure at first, 

 the requisite amount of compost at once, two quarts of bone 

 dust and a shovel full of manure may be put at the root of 

 each plant, and one cane allowed to grow ; in the fall cut it 

 back to two buds, and again allow only one cane to grow. If 

 It makes a growth of ten feet, cut it back to four, and layer it 

 as before described. When the young plants are a foot hig 

 'Iraw in an inch or two of soil, with a little more bone dusd 



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