Out Vines are Second to IMone in Quality 
CULTIVATION 
Thorough cultivation is reflected in thrifty vines and ‘high quality fruit. 
Cultivation should begin as soon as the ground is dry enough to be worked, 
dhe first operation where possible is plowing. Never plow more than 4 
inches deep because deep plowing cuts many fibrous roots. After this, several 
cultivations should follow at intervals of about two weeks. All cultural prac¬ 
tices should cease before August 1. This hastens the ripening of the fruit and 
canes, reducing the possibility of winter injury. 
FERTILIZERS 
The best fertilizer for grapes is nitrate of soda. It increases fruit produc¬ 
tion and cane growth. This should be applied early in the spring after the 
buds have started. To get the maximum benefit, spread evenly away from 
base of vines, as there are very few fibrous roots near trunk of vine. Apply 
at rate of 250 pounds per acre. For vines in the home garden this would 
be a little more than one-third pound per vine. 
WHEN TO PLANT 
For spring planting April or May is the best time to plant in our Northern 
States. Southern States, March or April. For fall planting, from late Octo¬ 
ber until December 1 or until the ground freezes solid. Grapevines may be 
planted with good results either in spring or fall. 
PRUNING (Important) 
YOUR SUCCESS DEPENDS UPON IT 
In response to many requests for information about pruning grapevines, we 
have prepared special copies of pruning instructions to aid you in performing 
this operation correctly. We have reproduced from actual photographs, 
mimeographed drawings of pruned and unpruned grapevines. This shows, 
step by step, exactly how to prune vines from the time of planting up to five 
years of age. These illustrations are explained in easy-to-understand terms. 
There are various methods of pruning grapevines but the illustrations we use 
are taken from our own method of pruning which we have used successfully 
for more than sixty years. 
OUR PRUNING INFORMATION IS FREE 
We feel that our responsibility does not end with merely selling you grape¬ 
vines. We know that it is easy to grow grapes of wonderful quality. We also 
know that your success depends almost entirely upon proper pruning methods, 
hor this reason we prepared our easily-understood pruning information so 
that we could be certain that you would be able to grow grapes of the finest 
quality. We include pruning instructions with every order and they will be 
sent to anyone free of charge upon request. 
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