184 THE HANDBOOK FOR PEACTICAL FARMERS 



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Fig. 96. — Vines headed back for different systems of 

 training: A, the spur and fan systems; B, the 

 four-arm renewal system; C, the two-arm Knif- 

 fin, ]\Iunson, lunbrella, and overhead systems. — 

 TJ. iS. Dept. of Agriculture. 



eight to fifteen inches 

 in length, previous 

 year's groAvth. Cut 

 close to lower bud, 

 bunch with lower 

 ends even, invert in 

 a trench and cover 

 with six inches of 

 sand or soil in the 

 fall of the year. The 

 wood should be dor- 

 mant and secured be- 

 fore it is frozen. In 

 the spring, the butt 

 ends will have cal- 

 loused. Plant in a 

 propagating row, al- 

 lowing two to three 

 of the upper buds to 

 project. 



Fig. 97. — A vine pnmed according to the high renewal system and tied.— 

 New York State College of Agriculture. 



