8 LEAFLET 2 2 2, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



60 buds will produce as much fruit as the vine can mature properly. 

 More wood may be left on vines for home production, provided 

 sufficient space is available for the vines to develop. With vigorous 

 vines, the leaving of more wood may result in a greater total quantity 

 of fruit, but the individual bunches may be inferior in size and the 

 fruit of poorer quality. 



Winter Protection. — Strawberries should be covered with about 

 6 inches of clean straw just before the ground freezes. The straw may 

 be left as a mulch between the rows or on each side of a single row. 

 Raspberries and grapes should be completely covered with soil during 

 the winter. They are covered just before the ground freezes in 

 October and uncovered just before the buds start growth in the spring, 

 usually about May 1. The roots of young trees are often protected 

 by piling soil, old manure, hay, or straw around the trunks during the 

 winter, applying it late in the fall and removing it early in the spring. 



Spraying. — For those who find it possible to spray in order to pro- 

 duce the best quality of tree fruits and grapes, the State agricultural 

 college can- furnish a spray program giving details of sprays and times 

 of application. 



Using the Crop 



It is just as important to save and use the fruit produced as to 

 produce it. The expert housewife becomes acquainted with the best 

 uses of the different kinds and varieties of fruit. When there is an 

 abundant supply of any fruits, more will be used in the diet. Sur- 

 pluses should be canned, preserved, or frozen. In periods when fruit 

 is not available from the home garden, supplemental fruit should be 

 purchased. 



U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1942 



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