The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-07-28
AGHKGt1ITIiisGG.
NllApL NINEs

CRAP VINES.
Communication fnop William WILSON, Isq. OF
Cermonl M Gofk, GA tie culture ot the
Irape Addressed 10 the New York ilartl.
cuufal society March i82l.--Commuaica
,ri Tor the Nen York FARMER
lon noticed few rtapcs which seal last
sum.re. tony ulsad. Mr. Peter llnta,k--lhry
a,t. ut intended for exhibition. or pelbap,
better huacho, untsht have have been scuf. but
~ they mt yon appreciation, the mode nj rat
.sinc TIM may not he unacceptable. ,ha,c
culti,alse giIpet ipt n1ate than tneCty trars,
aud or the list ten vesfs ~ih success The
son ia ~lneh tbty grow, Is 4 hghl grVcy loan
the glannd perfectly level the VINES were rnsrd
from cuttings ana planted ia the place they
we're int.ndrd 10 lac continued, and "L'ro they
nov are have Two r0Ws OF ahoni twenty five
vines each, one on the north side OF thr gtrfru
exposed To the south aud protected ~ a#oi.h
board fence, thr other low IN TIE muidle aud
.nest exposed situation With no ,nelter "halev-
n. IN the hr.t siN Of seven years, they were
cultivated in the usual Wy. cut down to fhtcr
OF tour feet. Aut snrpptrd hv ,takr- aud laths
Then growth 49, -. II. aud required good
deal OF uimming. iuty bore fruit bur ~ twu
vat. oft OF turee. tb.y were blasted aud md
dewrd. gnod fof nothing all We got vas lou
bic md ,rNattan. | had resolved - abandon
them Ab.rl Ia. nm | Observed - the waod>
Anmr yer. hle looking Wild c,ap,s, the vines
.,uunrng ~ m- trees. aud most Of to iriir NJ or
nrar the Up. On examining. man, wee found
N the aaunr Stjuanou. tgam tn, | took the hint
otta,srng the cultivated gtapc hghci tom tue
ground Al the time of trimming, | lctl the
vines ther onaie length, tea or twelve feei 81
more cutting tsay every sd shoot aud raw.
ing the vines a, clear Of shoe 5. Of Spurs, q
4,cads, AS possible. The spring following. by
every vine was liked str,ug stalk NJ lear ton
frt hugh With nnst OF the huns untouched. 80
HAT inry had the appearance Of large bushes
ell grown saplings The vmr, ,'fre MS
Sod around them 10 the top, add ~hcu nects,nry
md anh hats B, the middle ot j,np, the
-,takas were en'u,ly covered by the neN sapots
OF the ylnr, aud With peniy Of nut, which was
fnly ripe ~ September, aud not one buuCn bias
ted or nidcwed ia IL was not ne cluster
aitin three or four teef Of the ground SIN.
that time have cau.lnned the sapc Practice
and have nnv vines 20 or 30 feet long some of
Yhich RIM up the lrulI trees aojpunng, the others
lie. NJ carried = or ~ feet al, Inn -ttetehrJ
horizontally. II is no unpleasant thing To $ G
ehrprp tree ~ one hnnd, peu tee ON the
nhrr lndA peach tee not TAI III. all oinancn-
I'D WITH clusters OF grapes Yet such !, the
cdst, aud has beeu tor wears rast,-Sevcrdl
strangers, both riuzeuS aud Europeans, curious
- surh things, have called 10 examine ini
tocm,cyr. AID have generally aloerd II IN be
.hc most sucr, ssfni cultivation they had sern
10 tile rtol5rls Of the Horticultural society
wlo, i probable are mostly practical men,
cluut write ~ thcr technical language; II is
therefore hoped they will eXcusethc inaccnra-
cirs that occur. In few word, ~ possible
tho whole management af he yea is rs follows
aud u matters mol At what period We hcgin The
j,ut h,gn,, to open early IN September Z cou-
in,ue g. the 6a,ts ~ October. As soon As the
grape, ave all pathrfcd tnat is about the Ijth Of
brlohrr, IHr ata,t5 are taken aud thrown aside
fnr hfo pood. The vine IS tim stretched out
II, Whole lensih aui trimmed as can as posi-
bit, IN which ~ It is len lying on the GROUND
a. bwt a. t..,rt weeks about the last of NoNcm.
bee, ihev lad on the surface n iuii l,nglh a
fdst-nrd duWu with pms. y covered lightly with
csJ''l ~h,rl - done by digging = shallow ditch
o. each sd hnd throwing up the ground IN the
nrtdle Which hruS ridge o.rf the vines and
toyeis tbrm aho.t ten ~ twelve inches no
straw, narute, ar any other covering bnt the
earth ia thi, state thee he all winter. In Aprl.
n >uon d, tho weather WI peanut. they are I'm
covered and eit on the ground Tor ten or twelve
dNs or morr. The stakes are now, about the
mast Of May. nAed IN then places, aud the vines
rcp,acci before, lGcy require no father
.rulibi,, unless some that may be bo~n Il wn
"a he post un agaln. Tie borders are now
wei arf' scd ~ digging aud ralag, but no ma
nnrc, ~ has ANY been put or for ten years o.
Hnre- They are also kept perfectly clean
through tte summer, b. frequent horng and
sTailinE vegetables are allowed To grow on
he borders at any time.
u TVS p,ode of raising grapes differs from the
ordinary Ia these ps:ltcnlars:
lst. lrlmolins or pruning This is usually
done M F"hsusiy o, March. Here wenevrr
KIT v,ne iete. .hau November, were tins done
al The spring they would ert,eI bleed To death
or be 80 mach weakened 10 bear no fruit In
general. we are too sparnc of he knitr, leaving
tou many eyes OF buds, by winch run gel TOO
much who'd and too littlc iruit and theie is a
mistake which all writer's that ave seen hay.
fhleu h,to. that s" vines bear their iruit on the
wood tint "as produced the preceding year"
TaS is not the case, igr the iIua IS invariably
vi the wool VI the present. year.
ID The next difference is laying doNn and
covering the vines all winter. in our northern
climate. This i absoIu ely necessary ! II may
DOT be 50 farther south, yrt II Is worth a triu
win few VINES. Prunr ia October. lay them
down aud cover 10 November or December, aud
take them az IN March. One season Will test
the utility o. futtty OF lle practice.
81 Another difference is leaving the vine its
full length and training IT as high as possible.
--ffis Lave never seeh except in my own gar-l