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PLANS PRACTISED IN OHIO. 



long. Keep the young vine tied neatly to the stake 

 with rye or wheat straw ; pick off all suckers, and 

 let but one cane grow. 



" The second spring after planting, cut down to 

 two or three eyes, and the third to four or five, 

 pinching off all laterals, and tying up the vines. 

 The third year they will produce a few grapes. 

 Train two canes to the stake this year, and take off 

 laterals. Pruning the fourth year requires good 

 judgment, as the standard stem has to be established. 

 Select the best cane of last year, and cut it down to 

 six or eight joints, and fasten it to the adjoining 

 stake in a horizontal position ; tie to the stake at 

 the top, or bend it over in the form of a hook or 

 bow, and tie it to its own stake. This is the bearing 

 wood. The other cane, cut down to a spur of two 

 or three eyes, is to make bearing wood for the next 

 season. Give the shoot the first tie to the stake, 



Second year, Third year, 



before pruning, before pruning. 



Fourth year, 

 pruned. 



Fourth year, 

 Bummer training. 



nine inches from the ground, and the second nine 

 inches above this. 



