72 Fruit Culture. 



grapes to be grown only in the more arid regions that are 

 dependent entirely upon irrigation. 



PRUNING. 



WM. M. GUMM : On the subject of pruning, I would 

 say that many of the amateur growers do not understand 

 or do not avail themselves of the advantages to be gained 

 by summer pruning. My theory is not to let too much 

 wood grow, cutting away the lateral shoots and training to 

 one, two, three or four branches which, by thus being given 

 the full strength of the roots, will rapidly grow in strength 

 and stockiness. 



J. H. NEWCOMB : I think the trimming can be attended 

 to if adopted early in the spring, when the leaves start, by 

 pinching back with thumb and finger, and during the grow- 

 ing season not using the knife at all ; where they are wanted 

 for trellis or arbor, keeping to a single cane the first two years 

 or more, then starting from the main cane to suit the party's- 

 taste. 



V. DEVINNY : Grow but one cane the first season ; late 

 in the fall prune down to within six inches of the ground ; 

 next season allow two canes to grow, rubbing off all sum- 

 mer shoots that start, also those side shoots on the two canes 

 for a distance of two feet at least upward, not only that they 

 may ripen their wood but that they may become stronger. 

 On strong vines one bunch of grapes may be allowed to 

 grow the second year without injury to the vines. Prune 

 the two canes at the end of the second summer down to two 

 eyes each; from these four buds grow four shoots which 

 should bear fruit if the vine .is thrifty. 



TRAINING. 



Vines are allowed to run on the ground, in Colorado, 

 and but little, if any, training is done. J. W. Cook, the 

 veteran grape grower on Ralston Creek, says this is the 

 natural and only way. It must be admitted that it is an 



