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care that the one cane allowed to grow be not injured, 

 but corn and small grains should not be grown among 

 them. Only one cane should be allowed to grow, and 

 this should be kept tied to the stake, all laterals being 

 rubbed off as soon as started. At the end of the first 

 year and the beginning of the second, this cane, if it 

 has made growth enough, is cut off at about two and 

 one-half feet from the ground or on the level with the 

 first wire or other support of the trellis. If to be trained 



FIG. 66 Single Grapevine Pruned and Fruiting ; Cane Tied to Top Wire. 



to the sides of a building, this cane is encouraged to 

 grow at the end by pinching back the laterals until it is 

 carried to the desired height. In this way single vines 

 may be made to extend over long arbors and verandas, 

 or over the sides of large buildings, serving as an 

 ornamental covering and at the same time producing 

 large crops of fruit. (Fig. 65.) 



In the vineyard the vines are trained to trellises 

 made of wire and posts, one, two or three wires 

 being used, according to the method of training. In the 

 very simple method shown in the picture (Fig. 66) the 

 canes bearing the fruit are trained upon the upper 



