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Supports: Sultanina and ether trellised varieties- 

 Vines tied to temporary 1 l/4" x 1 l/4"x3 

 stckes - later to permanent trellis . 



Muscat and other staked varieties- 

 Tied to 2" X 2" X 4' stakes. 



Care of Vineyards after Maturitv- 



Calendar 



of Operations- 

 Irrigation : 



Spraying ; 



Pruning : 



Fertilizing : 



Cultivating : 



Fumigating : 



UsueJly one irrigation; ordinarily given 



in late spring (April) 

 April - Jun3 -sulphured for mildev/ one 



two or three times 

 December - March . Muscats pruned to 



short spurs. Sultanina to fruit canes, 



and renewal spurs. 

 Occasionally a little fertilizing done, 



principally as applications of grape 



pomace, green manures and stable 



manu re s 

 January - March. Plowed, cross plowed and 



harrowed into good shape. Cultivated 



four times at monthly intervals, beginning 



in April. Hoe one time around vines in 



June. 

 None 



Thinning Fruit :Not done 



Harvest- 



Yields- 



Time : August 20 - October 1 



Method : Clusters cut by hand. 



Preparing for Market: Spread on trays holding 22# (2' x 3') 



placed in the rows, cured, sortad, 

 delivered to raisin packing house, 

 the Sacramento Valley the Sultanina are 

 dipped and dried in a drying yard. 



and 



In 



Good 

 Usual 



1 1/2 tons raisins 



;on 



3y-Products» 



A second crop, in case of muscats, sold to winery. 

 Equal to 20/J of crop. 



Commercial Sections - 



Counties tributary to Fresno, middle Sacramento Valley, San Diego 

 and San Gabriel Valley. 



NOTE: 



With vines too young to bear, cultivation should cease in time 

 to permit the ripening of wood before autumn frosts. 



