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MAKING HORTICULTURE PAY 



rows 9 feet apart and plant 6 feet apart in the 

 rows. The vines are trimmed, leaving two or three 

 buds. Trim the roots to 10 inches, and plant as 

 deep as the vines will permit, leaving one or more 

 buds above ground, after covering the roots with 3 

 inches of soil. Put a handful of bone around each 



vine, scattering it 

 along the row, and 

 then fill up the fur- 

 row. I let my vines 

 run on the ground 

 the first year. 



" End poles need 

 to be 10 feet long; 

 put them in the 

 ground 4^ feet. 

 These poles should 

 not be less than 8 

 inches in diameter 

 at the small end, 

 the middle poles 

 8 feet long, 4 inches at the small end; put 

 a pole after every fourth vine, putting the pole 

 in the ground 2 feet. Use No. 1 1 for the first wire, 

 and put it three feet from the ground. Use No. 9 

 for the second wire, putting it 30 inches from the 

 first. 



" The next spring after planting trim the vines 

 to one cane, selecting the strongest, cutting it 12 

 to 18 inches in length, and tie to a small pole. 

 This is the most important time in the life of a 

 vineyard, for the beauty of the vineyard will de- 

 pend on the care bestowed on the vines to keep 

 them straight, and all will depend on this summer's 

 trimming and pruning. When vines put out new 

 growth, I select the strongest shoot and tie to a 



GRAPE TRAINED OVER WINDOW 



