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The RURAL N 
Old Grapevine Fails to Bear 
I have on my farm a grapevine that 
has been here for over 50 years that I 
know of. and never has borne any . fruit. 
I have cut it down several times in the 
Summer, thinking it would die. but it is 
still alive and very thrifty. It is about 
8 in. at the ground and covers a vast 
amount of space; it is running all over a 
big tree that stands about 20 ft. from it; 
is located in a place where it does not 
interfere, and I am wondering if there is 
any way to make it bear fruit. It always 
blossoms early and it is not the wild 
grape. j. t. 
Ilion, X. Y. 
It may be possible that this vine is one 
of the self-sterile varieties, in which event 
not much fruit production may be ex¬ 
pected. However, if it be a variety that 
is partially self-sterile, some fruit should 
be produced. It is suggested that the 
vine he cut back to five or six cane? of last 
season’s growth, and these canes fastened 
without injuring them to the tree. These 
canes may carry from 10 to 12 buds each. 
In cutting back old vines that have run 
rampant, it should be recognized that the 
fruit is borne on wood of the previous 
season, and that the shoots arising during 
the growing season from the wood older 
than one year usually carry but few flower 
clusters, and these are usually infertile. 
The old wood simply serves to connect 
the root system with the aerial parts and 
as a support for the younger fruiting 
wood. F. E. GLADWIN. 
Cultivation Around Grapevines 
Iu my garden I have about 15 grape¬ 
vines, of which number about 10 are in 
bearing. I have noticed that the roots 
run out just under the surface of the soil, 
which prohibits me from cultivating as I 
would like. I am a great stickler for dig¬ 
ging around and close to plants, and want 
to know if it injures the vine seriously 
to dig, sav. to within 18 or 24 inches of 
the main stem of the vine, so as to let in 
air and light and keep bugs moving, so 
as to destroy them before doing damage. 
The grass and a few weeds—1 have few 
weeds—I have been compelled to pull by 
hand, fearing I would injure the vines. 
My time for garden work is limited, and 
the grasses, etc., get the upper hand, but 
if I can dig. say, shallow and pretty close 
to the trunk. I can use hand plow to do 
the work quickly. I transplanted a'vine 
latter part of November and found 1 one 
root running just under the surface for a 
distance of over 4 ft. I cut it back to 
about 12 in. When it was transplanted 
it occurred to me that I could or should 
have taken up the whole length of the 
root and put it in a trench G or 8 in. 
deep. In digging post holes G to 8 ft. 
from the main stem I strike grapevine 
roots, and they are only a short distance 
under ground. l. r. 
It is a well-established fact that the 
roots of fruit trees and vines approach 
the surface if the soil is occupied by other 
plants, such as weeds and grass, and. fur¬ 
ther, that cultivation tends to make the 
tree or vine roots seek the deeper soil. 
It is suggested that the soil about these 
vines be dug shallow, so that no grass or 
weeds are left for a radius of four feet 
from the base of the trunk. Some roots 
will no doubt be destroyed or injured in 
so doing, but the recovery will probably 
be rapid. This area should be kept clean 
until the latter part of July, when such 
plants as will may be allowed to grow. 
The next Spring the soil is spaded again 
in like manner, but it is likely that it 
can be done deeper than previously. 
After two or three years it will be pos¬ 
sible to dig down four or five inches with¬ 
out disturbing but few roots. F. E. g. 
Raising Pop Corn 
Would you give some information re¬ 
garding pop corn as a commercial crop, 
varieties to plant, methods of harvesting 
and preparing for market, and yield per 
acre? j. w. a. 
There is very little difference in the 
treatment of popcorn from field corn, or 
sweet corn, which it more nearly resem¬ 
bles. It should be planted as early as 
possible in Spring, iu soil that is well 
enriched, and with a high humus content. 
The seed should be covered slightly deeper 
than field corn, so that the roots are deep 
in the soil in case of drought. Germina¬ 
tion is rather slower than sweet corn, and 
the seed can be sown closer together in 
the row—say G to S ft., or the planting 
may bo in hills of S to 12 stalks. 
Cultivate shallow and often, especially 
during dry weather. Popcorn will ma¬ 
ture earlier than field corn, and can be 
harvested in the same manner by cutting 
and shocking, then husking when thor¬ 
oughly dry. Possibly the general prac¬ 
tice is to allow it to ripen on the stalk 
and gather and husk it at the same time. 
It should he allowed to become so dry on 
the plant that some grains shell out when 
handled. If it is perfectly dry it will 
pop almost as soon as harvested. It 
must be stored in a well-ventilated crib 
or loft in small piles or bulk. The ordi¬ 
nary crib 3 or 4 ft. wide would not make 
the best storage place, as the bulk would 
be too large. It can be marketed either 
on the ear or hulled. 
There are many different varieties, and 
a pretty wise plan would be to plant sev¬ 
eral that your seedsman recommends 
highly and discard the oues that do not 
give the best_results. A good crop will 
yield 20 to 25 bushels per acre. 
e. j. w. 
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