American watchman and Delaware advertiser., 1826-04-11
From the NGtionai journal.
ON THE CULTIVATION OF THE VINE.
No. LII.


Ehe yiney ard, being arlyed at bearing state is
to be treated in the following manner
Early in the Spang (say in Mach) the ground between
the should be worked and when necessary, manur-
ed. Manure should general be used every third year
or if the vineyard large, third may be manured every
year. For manure. if The land is stiff and liable bind
lay sand eached ashes but if it be loose and dry
hltle lime mixed with dung is best Spread it thin
the surface OF the ground, and digging bury every part
Where the ten twelve feet apart, he greater
Of the space between may be worked with the plough
and harrow But the ground near the vines and between
hem must be dug with hoes or spades; taking care,
before directed not to ure the roots Of the vines by
digging too deep near them. But where small horizontal
shoots have been produced on the surface Of the
ground they should be prued off close to the places where
they produced These called by Vgnerons day
roofs, ON their growing the surface of the ground
and are useless noxous appendages The working Of
the vneyad be done before the vines blossom, and
never while they in bloom, at that time it would do
them great injury After the fruit is formed the working
is TO be repeated often may be necessary destroy
any grass and weeds that may spring up; it being all
times indispensable to have the vineyard kept clean Of
weeds possible.
Before the ground has been worked in the Spring. the
stakes Which have been removed should be replaced and
The tied them in the following manner At about
sixteen inches from the foot of the vne there should be
stake put into which he two branches intended bear
fruit this summer should be fasened observing draw
them down horizontally Another taller stake should be
placed near the foot of the vne which the shoots nten-
dec TO produce bearing wood cr future years should be
fastened, il they long enough for that purpose and
afterwards, when their eyes begin to shoot the shoots
Should De trained TO the sake prevent their trailing
on the ground hanging and shading the fruit branch.
es, or being broken by the wind.
III May, the vines should be carefully looked again
and all the weak, lateral branches should be rubbed off
they produced The shoots which show fruit must then
be fastened % the stakes prevent their being broken
AID when they extended three four Joints above
the fruit and the latter the Of small peas, the shoot
ought 70 be stopped by nppng it off with the thumb mai
beyond the thru or teurh JOINT above the fruit Blu, all
tue shoos which designed to bear fruit the following
season. should be trained upright TO the middle stake,
ABOVE directed, and should be suffered grow at full
ngth by this method the fruit branches will not shade
the middle shoots, will the middle shoots shade the
tru so that each will enjoy the benefit of the and air
This should be repeated every fortnight three weeks
from he middle OF Hay to the first of August which will
keep their shoots IN heir proper position, and prevent the
growth Of the fruit By keeping the vines constantly cea
OF horizontal hoo's the fruit will be crowded with
leaves, and will not be too much shaded, but viii
cons at have the advantage OF the sun and air equally
tins OF the utmost consequence; for where the fruit
covered with the dangling shoots in the spring, and, after
wards exposed 70 The air. either by stripping off the leaves
n dsplacing the branches entirely, often practsed
The tru will become hard and remain at perfect
for weeks, and frequently will advance afterwards
There cannot hee efnre be too much taken pre-
serve the vines IN kindly state Of growth, but this gene
rally little attended to; and when they have suffered from
neglect or msmanagement, it is charged upon the climate
or the untowadness of the Here cannot helI
taxing notice OF the absurd practice Of those who, in orde
to let in the rays Of the rpen their fruit strip
from Their vines the leaves which grow the clusters
not considering now they expose their ru to the rays
the sun, which Giles the skin after which, the Crane
hardly ever rpen 1t absolutely necessary that the fru
should be moderately shaded by the leaves promote
rlpening well ard the above directions attended to
there will never be many leaves the fruit to
jure it.
Bat with all the that can possibly be TAKEN either
the culture OF the yne or N making wine, the latter wi
not be near so good while the Vineyard young as afte
is ten or twelve years old; and will be constantly in
proving until the Vineyard fifty years old, several pei
sons have atesed. is said that sku wine coot
tell the produce of young vineyard from that
an old one, after the wine has been voyage to
All summer the dressing should be done with the thum
and finger with knife; because shoots off with
knife scissors do heal those that are ru
bed or npt off while young
II The vine should not be pruned until the young wood
nearly ripened in the autumn, when the leaves begin
fall and may be postponed until February but ii
autumn IS, think, preferable The pruning is be dol
upon the principles already laid down for the third yea
e but would advise especially in cutvating our nat
Id grapes 70 leave more eyes bearing wood than Eur
peas generally do, and the crop appeared too great
o cut out all tie small clusters 1 nart The