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shown in Pig. 71, and are pinched at the top wire and the 

 main laterals are pinched to give shorter and firmer 

 growth. In the fall the canes are again cut back at the 



Fig. 70. — Vine fall of third year. Dotted line shows where to cut 

 in fall pruning. 



Fig. 71. — Vine in spring of fourth year. 



dotted lines in Fig. 72, leaving from three to six buds, 

 depending on the perfection of the canes. 



The fifth season the vine is completed at the close of the 

 season, as shown in Fig. 68. The gain in this system is 



