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Mr. Moran inquired if it would not be more profitable to prune 

 vines closer here as is done in California vineyards. 



Mr. Cook replied that he thought it would not do to prune as 

 close here as is done in California on account of the difference in 

 the climate. There is more evaporation in California so that the 

 vines may be pruned closer. Here it is very moist and the vines 

 are very susceptible to mildew, whereas in California the climate 

 is very dry. In California grapes are grown on single stumps and 

 have an excessive growth of wood. 



