CARE OF THE VINES DURING THE THIRD YEAR. 101 



lises Laving been constrncted in sncli a manner, tliat 

 the lowest slat or wire may be just below the base of 

 the second year's shoots, that is from 9 to 14 inches 

 above the surface of the ground, these two shoots 

 should be firmly, though not tightly, tied, in a hori- 

 zontal position as shown in Fig. 15, and all buds 



Fig. 15. 



should be rubbed out except three on each arm (or 

 shoot) thus leaving six on each vine. Each of these 

 buds should produce a shoot which, if the ground has 

 "been in good condition and the plants healthy and 

 properly set out, would reach from 12 to 25 feet 

 unless stopped, and as it is upon every second one of 

 these that we depend for our next year's supply of 

 fruit, they deserve and will require great care and 



