100 MY VINEYARD. 



the trellises, when they have to be removed — all of which 

 is lost labor. 



I would recommend this method to all persons unac- 

 quainted with grape-growing, who propose to plant a few 

 vines. It is doubtless the best method to be adopted in 

 trying grapes in any new locality, for the purpose of ascer- 

 taining the adaptation of the locality to grape-growing. 



In regard to this matter of protection, I think the sub- 

 ject deserves more attention than it is now receiving. In 

 many localities good crops can be raised by simply laying 

 down the vines and covering them slightly with earth, 

 where they could not be raised if this care were not tak- 

 en. And in other localities, where the vines are not ap- 

 parently injured by the cold, a larger and better crop of 

 fruit will frequently be obtained. In every vineyard, I 

 think it would be a desirable practice to lay do^\^l a few 

 vines every year. If a severe winter should occur, and 

 kill all the exposed vines down to the ground, as at Cin- 

 cinnati a year or two ago, the i^rotected vines would 

 afford a crop which would sell at large prices. 



Directions for training may be concisely given as fol- 

 lows : The soil should be prepared by draining, j^lowing, 

 subsoiling and staking, and the vines planted as already 

 described. During the first season let only one cane grow 

 from the vine planted, and this should be from the lowest 

 bud that starts. Keep the vine tied to the stakes. It 

 should receive but little or no pinchmg. The object for the 



