Nebraska advertiser., 1860-04-26

next Winter, stakes should be provided
Here, again. opinions differ, some pre-
ferring supple stakes, others IrellIs. Th'
latter, is uhd lubtedIy the best and ais
the cheapest, if we'll made, 10 the fol
lowing manner. Take cedar posts, where
they can be bad, if not, mulberry, wal
nu', locust, white oak. or any other kint
of 'lurable timber, split up about three
inches IA diameter, and seven feet long
Point them on one end, and make hole.
with crow bar tHo or three feet deep
in the spaces between the vines, setting
the stakes firmly in these. To these
stakes nail three Iaths, one about two
feet from the ground, the others eighteen
inches apart.
They can be split from black oak, one
inch broad by half an inch thick. Pro-
vided the sta les are made of durable
! timber, such a trelliS will last from ten
to fifteen years; Is much more convent
ert for tying with vines and training
the young wood to theul, and will prove
the cheapest in the end, although it costs
more al first, as it will not need resetling
as the small stakes dOevery Spring.
The next Spring cut the young plants
back to two eyes, and also cut off the up
per roots on or two loints below the sur
face of the ground. Should the vine be
very strOug, two shoots may be left TO
grow. Keep them nratly tied TO the trel-
lis with straw or ark. aud pinch off all
suckers and laterals to one Joint OF leaf
beyond the / adIng shoots. The vine-
yard must be kept clean from weeds, US.
ing the pl5w or cultivator between the
rows; and for the first hDeIng around the
vines, use the two prongsd German hoe,
and hoe deep, turning the ground we'll;
for all Subsequen; hOrings, use common
field or garden hoe. aud only scrape OF
the weeds lightly. In The Fall unfaslen
the vines. as they are not 50 liable 10 IN
jury by frost, as when kept tied to the
trtllIS The second Spring after plant
ing. cut the weakest vines lack to three
buds, and those that are strong enough
may BE- Gu. one row 10 w0 eyes. aud Ihe
oIher b eight or tPn fol bearing. How
ever The wish g have a crop should noi
lead it TOO frequently does - taxing
he vines beyond their strength; as u
will inlure them for long time Treat
them the same way as the Summer be-
fore. with the exception Of the canes left
for bearing, which must be iied IU the
trellis in the Spring, and all the shoots
on it showing fruit should be pinehed
back, before they bloom, to just above
the last huuch of grapes; and the suck
ers, which afterwards appear, 10 one joint
or leaf.
After the third year the vine may be
considered as established, aud full crop
expected. Iii in pruning now that the
incest judgment, As to the capacities of
the vine for bearing. IS required, as the
success of the vintner IN raising good
crop, aud also preserving his vines IN a
healthy rendition, depends principally on
this judiciouS Summer pruning. In prun-
ing. the vintner should have twofold
object in view FIRST, to raise a good
crop of well.developed and well-ripened
fruit; and. secondly, TO get good sup
ply of strong. weli-ripenvd young wood,
To give goo crop next season. If he
prunes TOO long he taxes the vine beyond
It's strength, anr h. will have an immense
crop of small, worthless fruIt, which will
not Iipen we'll, and consequently; will not
make good wine; the young wood will
be weak and nol rippn well, will often be
killed by the frost the coming Winter,
and his vines will langulsh aud often die.
If. on the other hand, he prunes too
short, excessive growth Will be the con-
sequence. and mildrw aud rot will fol-
low. as the superabundanl growth will ex-
clude all circulation of arr. There is
c,riain medium point, which the obser-
want vintner viii soon learn TO find-tO
tax zach vine 10 It's full capacitw, but not
beyond that-when both obJrels will be
accomplished and a vieyard under such
Treatment will improve every year and
last long time. II Is an iIupoSslbIlly.
IN a treatise of this kind, TO give Tie
length to which each vine ought 10 be
pruned; as this depends on the condition
of the vine. the variety of grapes As
some varieties require mucn l3ngs r prun
ing than others, soil. location, tic. We
Prune Catawba vine generally to one
spur and one cane, the first 10 two eyes,
the latter 20 from ten To twenty. sometimes
even to twenty-five eyes. according to the
strength of the vine. Norton's Virginia
can be pruntd much longer.
Leave no more young shoots to grow
than are necessary TO produce two good
canes, which ought to be grown. if pos
slble. on the spur All superfinous grpwth
Should be eht cked, as il will materially
weaken and injHre tie grapes The prIn-
cipal consideration IN our climate NUT he
10 force the grapes as much as possible.
as the niildew will seldom attack them
when the berries are larger than small !
peas. This is accomplished by pinrhIng
of the fruit-bearing shoots as soon as
the fruit IS visible, beyond the last bunch
of grapes, aud afterwards pinching hack
al suckers TO one leaf. until the latter
end of July, when all may BE- left 10 grow
to produce Young leaves.
which will shade the fruit when ripening. |
The first pinchine in ought be done before I
the blossoms exIand. and then they should /
not be disturbed uutil the bloom IS over. |
Tie the young canes away from the fruit
hearing canes, To give freer circulation Of /
air and pinch off laterals on them to one |
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