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year's growth. If it is desired to train to stakes, let 

 theEQ be of durable wood and well set in the ground. 

 Each stake will support from one to four canes, which 

 should be tied up neatly. If more than four canes are 

 left, it will be necessary to have another stake or a 

 trellis. 



Fan training, which is represented in figure 96, is a 

 very good method, though not so symmetrical as some 

 others. The vines are fastened to the trellis, and each 

 year young canes are trained up to produce bearing shoots 

 for the following year. The vine must be kept in suffi- 

 cient bounds to be under perfect control by cutting out 

 old and useless canes in the fall, and rubbing off unne- 

 cessary shoots in the summer. The canes must be tied 

 to the trellis at sufficient distances apart to give the bear- 

 ing shoots plenty of room, and the ends of the shoots 

 should be pinched off when three or four leaves are form- 

 ed above the last bunch of fruit. Let it be determined 

 each fall how many canes are to be left for the next year's 

 fruiting, also how manj'' young canes are to be trained up 



