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hooked pegs, or by laying a stone or two upon it. The 

 bottom of the trench should be level and the vine laid 

 flat in the bottom, and not turned up at the end as is 

 sometimes recommended. The cane may be bent side- 

 ways, in a circular form, and it will be a benefit to it, as 

 it will cause the buds to push more evenly than if laid 

 straight, but that portion in the trench should still be 

 as nearly level as possible. 



Now let the vine remain until the shoots have grown 

 from three to four inches, them select those that are 

 wanted and break off all others ; those that are allowed 

 to remain should be as evenly distributed as possible 

 through the entire length of the layer. 



Four to six are all that should be allowed to grow 

 on a cane six or seven feet long. If allowed ^to grow, 

 every bud will make a plant, but not 

 a good one ; the less number, the bet- 

 ter they will be. Fig. 19 shows the 

 layer in the trench after the superflu- 

 ous shoots are removed, also the roots 

 as they will appear later in the season ; 



FIG. 19. 



B, c, the young shoots starting from the buds on the 

 main stem. The first roots push from near the buds, as 



