MY VINEYARD. 101 



first season is to get strong, well established plants, that 

 is, plants with an abundance of roots ; and the amount of 

 root which a plant makes is in proportion to the amount 

 of Ifeaves and branches above. In the fall cut the vines 

 down to within a foot of the ground. 



During the second season allow two canes to grow. 

 These should be from the two lowest buds which start 

 with vigor, it being desirable to keep the stump as short 

 as possible, so as to facilitate covering. The laterals inay 

 be pinched when a foot in length, and again after every 

 two additional leaves. Each cane maybe allowed a bunch 

 of fruit without any injury. In the fall, cut the two canes 

 down to two buds each. 



During the third season, allow four canes to grow. If 

 any accessory buds formed near the head of the stump 

 should throw out vigorous shoots, take these for the canes ; 

 if this should not be the case, then the four canes can be 

 obtained from the buds — two on each of the last years' 

 canes — -left for the purpose. Two of the canes may be 

 trained to the stakes, and allowed to bear two or three 

 bunches each ; the other two canes may be trained to the 

 slats, (which should have been put on in the spring.) 

 No fruit should be grown on these last two canes. In the 

 fall cut away entirely the two canes which have fruited ; 

 on the other canes shorten in the laterals, being careful 

 not to injure the buds at the base. These two canes may 

 be laid down upon the ground, and a little dirt thrown 



