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break even, have had the top of the shoots 

 tied down towards the main stem. 



Some of the eyes have now pushed to the length 

 of eight inches, and show two or three fine 

 clusters of fruit buds. Syringing continued 

 every night. 



Weather mild and fine for the season. 



Many of the spurs on the old wood, which 

 were pruned to two eyes, having thrown out 

 a number of shoots, all were rubbed off, (dis- 

 budded), except one of the strongest, which 

 is to form the bearing spur for next year : 

 each of these were carefully tied up to the 

 trellis. 



The month has been very favorable for grapes, 

 there having been but little cloudy or stormy 

 weather. The vines have consequently done 

 well, and some of the shoots, which were 

 upwards of fifteen inches long, have been 

 topped two eyes beyond the fruit buds. 

 Both plants and vines have been well syr- 

 inged every evening in good weather. 



All the vines were now tied up to the trellis 

 with strong matting, to prevent the weight 

 of the grapes from breaking them down. 

 The vines which were bent down, have 

 broken evenly. Disbudded the shoots again 

 on the spurs, and topped the bearing branch- 

 es two eyes beyond the fruit. Weather fine, 

 with cool, frosty nights. 



