Ohio German System of Grape Culture. 



GROWING FRUIT AND WOOD ON QHE SAME STEM. — 

 BOWING VINES. 



The " Ohio German System" of Grape Culture as it 

 ha£ been called, which is practised in the vineyards near 

 Cincinnati, consists in growing one or more fruiting 

 shoots, o'' bows, and one or more new shoots for the 

 next season's fruiting bows, in a single year, on the same 

 stem. 



Now it is a sort of law of nature that you cannot suc- 

 cessfully grow wood and fruit at the same time; or at 

 least it is true that the stimulating manures which best 

 promote a growth of wood or vine, are not favorable to 

 fruit, and those manures which best promote the forma- 

 tion of fruit, do not excite an active growth of wood. 

 A heavy crop of fruit always checks the growth of a 

 tree or vine, and in many fruit trees renders them sterile 

 the next year. Hence, we argue that it is not wise to 

 attempt to grow a heavy crop of fruit, and the next 

 year's wood on the same vine, or from the same grape 

 root. 



Under our system, we concentrate the whole force of 



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