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being successfully grown in many of the prominent vine- 

 yards throughout the South. For spraying formulae and 

 methods of application the reader is referred to the chap- 

 ter devoted to that subject. 



The grape is planted by the vine-growers on level 

 ground, in rows ten feet apart and eight feet in the row, 

 but on hillsides a less distance may be adopted. The vine- 



Fig. 196— Catawba Grape. 



yard is laid off with a line, and a stake put down where 

 each vine is to grow; then a broad hole, a foot deep, is 

 dug, in which are placed two cuttings, six or eight inches 

 apart at the bottom, in a slanting position, but with the 

 top eyes only about an inch apart, and even with the sur- 

 face. Throw in a shovelful of well-decayed leaf mould, 

 that the cuttings may strike freely. Cover with an inch 

 of charcoal dust, or light mould, when the cuttings are 

 planted. The cuttings should be short-jointed and well 



