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vines, and cultivate the whole space throughout the 

 growing season. Gather the peas in the fall, but leave 

 the vines on the land. In November, set strong posts of 

 some durable timber or wood painted with tar or carbo- 

 linium at intervals of sixteen feet, placing the end posts 

 four feet outside of the first vine and the others in alter- 

 nate spaces between the vines. The posts should be six 

 feet long and set two feet in the ground; stretch tightly 

 two barbed wires along these posts, one two feet from 

 the ground and the other two inches below the top of the 

 posts. I prefer barbed to smooth wire, because the barbs 

 prevent the strings with which the vines are tied from 

 slipping along the wire and thus interfering with the 

 position of the canes when properly trained. The posts 

 and wires being in i)lace, tie the single cane of each vine 

 to the lower wire and cut off the vine even with the 

 wire. 



TREATMENT THE SECOND YEAR 



In February sow broadcast 600 pounds of acid phos- 

 phate and 200 pounds of kainit per acre, and plow them 

 in between the rows of vines. Cultivate shallow to keep 

 down grass and weeds, and in May plant two row^s of a 

 bunch variety of peas between the rows. 



Allow three shoots to grow from the top of the cane. 

 Train two of these on the lower wire, and tie the third 

 in a vertical position to the top wire. A single bunch 

 of grapes may be allowed to grow upon each of these 

 shoots. 



In November, cut back the canes trained to the lower 

 wire to four feet if the vines are of the long-jointed, 



