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MAKING HORTICULTURE PAY 



eties 16 feet apart. Trellises are much more 

 popular in America than stakes. These are made 

 with stout posts and No. 10 galvanized wire, 

 generally. Some trellises are made horizontal and 

 others vertical. Each style has its advocates. 

 Usually two arms are allowed to each vine trunk, 

 and trained in opposite directions at right angles 

 to the main stem. Where the trellis is horizontal, 

 the vines are allowed to droop over the wires. 

 Where the trellis is vertical, the vines are trained 

 upward. 



Volumes have been written on the training of 

 grapes, but any grower can evolve a plan to suit 



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FOUR YEARS IN GRAPE TRAINING 



At left, vine as set; next, end of first year; third, end of 

 second year; fourth, end of third year; last, pruned ready for 

 fourth season. 



himself by remembering that the buds produced 

 in one year bear fruit the next year, and that the 

 best fruit is produced by the two or three buds 

 near the base of the cane. All the others may be 

 removed. At intervals of three to five years the 

 irregular stubs may be cut out and new buds 

 allowed to take their places and supply new 

 branches. 



Unquestionably the most popular American 

 variety is the Concord. It has been proved that 

 it will grow well on a greater variety of soils and 



