TREATMENT OF A YOUNG VINEYARD. 



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the cuttings have produced more than one sprout or 

 not. That one bud should be upon or near the old 

 wood at the junction of the sprout trimmed o£P, and 

 ultimately becomes the '-''Headf the formation and 

 preservation of which is a matter of great moment, and 

 the object of trimming down to one bud is to provide 

 early for a proper " head" for each grapevine. 



Pig. 8. 



Fio. 9. 



Second Spring before Pruning. 



Second Spring after Pruning. 



The earth is also removed from around the stem and 

 the surface roots cut off. 



Fig. 8 represents the vine as it will appear, if well 

 grown, before the trimming in the second year, and 

 with the earth removed for eight to ten inches around 

 the stem, so as to remove the surface roots which may 



