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Fig. 99. Munson system of Grape training. Vine unpruned. 

 vine pruned (Fig. 102) 



See same 



necessary work pruning, tying, spraying, harvesting without stoop- 

 ing, perfect distribution of light, warmth and air, shading fruit from 

 the sun, hiding it from the birds and reduction of wind damage. There 

 are others, but aren't these enough ? 



Trellises if set parallel should be not closer than eight feet apart. 

 If the lines are long 100 feet or more, the end posts should be five or 

 six inches at the small end and the line posts three to five. Their 

 lengths will vary with the locality. They should be long enough 

 to extend at least four feet above ground and several inches below 

 the "first line" in the ground. End posts should be braced to offset 

 the pull of the trellis when loaded with fruit. The posts should be 

 24 to 30 feet apart. Robust growing vines may be set 10 feet apart, 

 moderate growers eight and small ones six. Thus there should be three 

 or four vines between posts. 



After the posts have been set a three-eighth-inch hole is to be 

 bored in each, six inches below the top. Through these a No. 11 

 galvanized wire must be drawn, fastened at one end and provided 

 with a tightening and loosening device at the other. This is the only 

 wire needed at first. It may be put up at the beginning of the second 

 season for strong growing vines or the third season for weak ones, 

 the latter being grown on stakes two years in succession. A stout 

 cord must be tied to the stump of each vine left after pruning and the 

 upper end tied to the wire so the cord is taut. Up these the shoots 

 will climb with only occasional encouragement to twine. 



