MANAGEMENT FORK THE SECOND YEAR. 7 
All is now to be considered in full action—the grapes 
about the size of peas, and swelling fast, when it becomes 
mecessary to commence thinning out the superfluous 
rries. First, tie out the side Siemens! in a horizorta) 
position to the wires, if not already done; then fasten a 
string to the end of each shoulder, and sling it up, at right 
angle with the stalk, to the wires also; the smailer clus- 
ters may now be opened out by inserting small strips of 
wood, notched on the two ends, under them, and supported 
upon the projecting stalks below. This will open out the 
bunch, and prevent the weight of each cluster from bear- 
ing upon the lower berries. Next, proceed to cut outa 
part of the berries, commencing at the bottom, and leaving 
those for ripening far enough apart to allow the aggregate 
to swell up, without squeezing each other individually 
when fully grown. Some care is required in this operation, 
and also a iittle idea, for the object is to leave to each 
berry sufficient space to allow for full _ and 
Se unch Isose and 
straggling. No e rule can be ete as to distance 
required, but — one half to two thirds ought to be 
eut away; the larger berried kinds will need more thin. 
ning than the smaller, there is also a great difference in 
the setting, but a reference to the descriptive list 
given will be a guide; the latest sorts too, and those in- 
tended to hang longest, should be more distant than the 
others; for, when a little assunder from each other, the 
grapes keep much longer than when they are crowded. 
