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MY VINEYARD. 



FOURTH YEAR. 



The three canes, left at the last pruning, will this year 

 produce branches, each of which Avill have two or three 

 bunches of fruit. These branches may be stopped at the 

 second leaf, beyond the last bunch of fruit. Besides these 

 three canes, six buds were left at the last pruning. From 

 each of these a cane can be produced for fruiting during 



Fi^. 5. 



the fifth year. It is not well to allow too many bunches 

 to the vine. A larger amount and better quality of fruit 

 is obtained by judicious thinning. As to the amount of 

 thinning, no directions can be given, as it depends largely 

 upon the strength and vigor of the vine, and the variety 



