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fcle. You will therefore check this second year’s 
growth at about five feet, pinching ofi* the laterals^ 
See. at about four inches as before directed. In the 
fall, when the leaf begins to drop, you will proceed 
to trimming the vines. Now you have two main- 
branches to trim. Cut them down, to within 4 or 
5 good eyes of last year’s wood ; deal with the day 
roots as before, and guard your charge against the 
inclemency of winter. 
The third year will of course, present you, In 
the spring season, with two main branches, each 
furnished with 4 or 5 eyes. Proceed as before in 
the choice of the reserved shoots, training only two 
shoots ii'om each branch-—thus you will have four 
main branches this year, which will of course in¬ 
crease your labor, and call forth additional indus¬ 
try. With respect to cropping and pruning the 
vine, be careful always to observe such a manage¬ 
ment as shall check its aspiring nature, and keep it 
humble. Thus it will be more under your maniial 
government, and better protected from winds and 
cold. 
Nothing more need be said respecting the 
management of this year, than that, if you should 
observe considerable fruit in your vineyard, not to 
covet it~and therefore pinch off the little clusters. 
If you suffer your vines to bear at this early age^ 
you greatly debilitate them, and shorten their exis¬ 
tence. Their fruit also is less perfect ; and if you 
