Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1858-02-18
agricultural.
From tie.G=rm&Y;owE T.,"-Fsp.i.
Winter Management Of Hardy
Grapes.


'Wha had ! be,irr do to ny grape %vines!'
is q question ] am abrut daily asked. A.
there are but very few iad!viIusss in tbs
section of The country .ho Possess urar"
vines, and ere No, readers Of the Telegraph
| thought | could not no better than IL an-
s~er through its columns
IT your grape vine Is Of naiive origin. it
lie not worth shile TO do anything with il !
mention this because | notice that asn5
parties planted It's. seascn Black H4G5urLhs
and other foreign kinds. bought at auction.
s me fir end will observe that he has sen
Hamburghs ripen in the OPEN air. snt Sc
have most Of US, but this il exceptional,
either in season or locality the cold in
winter. and especially miidew in SUMMED
are powerful i! no; ing,nLibie enemies.
In their native places of growth grapes
grew chi fly in different situations, accor-
ing 10 their different sections. The family
the Catswba and Isabella belong TO, gener-
ally grow in dry soils, and uLder trees where
tie NUMEROUS roots .es.a very little mois.urc.
in practice this is found to be an important
point for the Catawba. in fact, the soil can
scarcely De TOO dry. The Isabella also pre-
f. rs a d:y soil. Bu; vii Go well in a 5 il too
damp 10 bring Cats%bas to perfection. TIE
section TO which The Peterborough belongs,
seems 70 DO :ueii in either a dry or mcist
soil, but We. undoubtedly prefers a dry one.
This matter OF a dry bottom IS oBe Of the
ff-t Importance, pruning and manuring more
secondary considerations.
Any good stable or other cpmmoa man
ure, is sufficient TO produce superior grapes.
I 80 no: think that III my experience with
the native grape, have Observed any lo.e
kind Of manure to have much superiority
over another. Bones and bone-dust ere Of
very lasting nature, and oil kinds Of ami
NAL matter are certain!y as good for the
vine as any other manure
Pruning the grape vine is a mu h simpler
operation than m1ny suppose. Much skin
IL required with the foreign sraPe, espec al
ly when grown under glass; tut the native
species are managed successfully will much
less care. The object TO be attained oy the
operation, is to obtain increased vig1r ard
frultsfu.ness} Grapes are produced on the
young wood of the previous seasons growth,
snd the quantity aud quality of the frui'
depend 90 the Dumber and s'rength Of these
one year cd games" Tue number and
strength Of the canes ere regulated BY pfun.
ing. II the caues are weak, they should
be pruned pretty severely; that l., the wood
Of last years growth, may be reduced to
six or a dozen eyes. If they are strong but
numerous, they may also be similarly cut.
in order to obtain more wood next season -
If they are tclerabiy strong and numerous,
It is only necessary To shorten their ends
about ole third of the length OF the cane.
With a cry bottom for the vines to grow
in. and e little care to induce a fair quality
of vigorous young wood, any one may easily
have az abundance of grapes. Il is one Of
our most reliable fruits, and it is 80 ": nder
that every one who has even but a small
yard, should desire to sit under "b:s own
sine," il he canuo, do SO under "his OWN f.
tree" THOMAS NEEHAS.