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spring till the vines are old enough to bear, and then train upon 

 the trellis two canes for leaders. Alter this the pruning will con- 

 sist in cutting back the laterals to one bud, which will grow the 

 bearing wood for the coming season. The best time to prune is 

 after the leaves fall in autumn; but it may be done any time 

 during the winter when the wood is not frozen. If deferred till 

 the sap starts in the spring, the vines will bleed profusely; and 

 while I have known vines to bear good crops when treated thus, 

 I would advise early pruning so as to avoid it. If possible, place 

 the vineyard on rolling land; but whatever situation you have 

 for them, you will be likely to succeed with the hardy varieties. 



Small Fruits. It is a deplorable fact that berries are 

 rarely found on the tables of the majority of farmers. I think 

 it safe to affirm that not one farmer in five possibly not one in 

 ten has ever grown a strawberry, and there seems to be an 

 opinion that peculiar skill and knowledge is required to grow this 

 fruit. It will require more labor, but not more skill, to grow a good 

 crop of strawberries than of potatoes. It is necessary in either 

 case to have a good variety, a good soil, and good cultivation. 



The varieties of strawberries are so numerous that to merely 

 name them would more than fill a page of our book. But no list 

 can be given that would be a safe guide to the planter, for the 

 variety that does best on one soil or in one location is often 

 unprofitable in another. The only safe rule in choosing is to 

 find out what kinds are giving satisfaction to the growers of 

 your own neighborhood. It is well also to experiment with a 

 few new varieties on your own grounds each year, discarding 

 such as are unprofitable, and extending the cultivation of those 

 which you find suited to your soil and locality. The following 

 list is from standard varieties, some of which have given good 

 success with growers in all parts of the country: Charles 

 Downing, Cumberland Triumph, Sharpless, Duchess, Crescent 

 Seedling, Wilson, Windsor Chief, (Champion), Mount Vernon, 

 (Kirkwood), Bid well, Captain Jack, Defiance, and Seth Boyden. 

 Among the newer varieties which promise well are Manchester, 

 James Vick, Big Bob, Finch's Prolific, and Indiana. Kentucky 

 and Glendale are desirable late varieties. 



