FIELD, ORCHARD, AND GARDEN CROPS 



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table grapes, which are natives of Europe and Asia, are suc- 

 cessfully raised in California and in sections of the South. 



Grapes thrive best in 

 warm, fertile soil, with 

 sunny exposure. They 

 are grown from cuttings 

 and layers. The vines 

 are trained to trellises or 

 stakes, and should be 

 well pruned during the 

 dormant season. It 

 should be remembered 

 that " fruit forms upon 

 shoots that grow this 

 year from eyes that were 

 formed on the wood that 

 grew last year." 



After the harvest is 

 over, grapevines should 

 not be neglected, left to 

 be choked with weeds 



Courtesy of New Mexico Agricultural Station 



GRAPES 



and injured by fungous 



growth. They need to be kept thrifty and vigorous so as to mature 



new wood and develop healthy buds for next season's growth. 



EXERCISE 



1. Raise on well-prepared, well-cultivated plots the vegetables which 

 succeed best in your locality. Select good varieties and try to improve 

 them. How can you do this ? 



2. Compare the parts of different plants which make their growth 

 underground, such as a sweet potato, a turnip, a white potato, and 

 an onion. 



