The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1862-03-12
For the 1spubliean.
Grapes anh Graps Caisare.-oo. 9.

Grapes and Grape csissre.-se- Q.
The I. spur system Of pruning is far prsfsra.
be to the "long cane" for our very strong
growing vines
Spur r,uning is performed by permitting .
cane Ia grow one year; at the autumn pruning
Gu, il back to strong bud 80 As to get strong
growth the next season. The second season,
che lower end Of the cane, nov two years Old
gill throw out lateral shoots that vii produce
fruit At the autumn pruuing the second year.
Gu, back these fruit bearing la,erals to two buds
and the leader to strong bud on the new wood
a. before. II both buds on each lateral or spur
start, rub off the weakest, allowing but one
shoot to grow from each spur. At the next au'
rumn pruning cut the fruit bearing spur back 10
one or two buds on the new wood, by this means
having the irut near the same place upon 'he
trellis every season.
Il lie generally the case that q plenty OF eyes
start at the base Of the spurs; these should be
rubbed OF except when il is desirable to cut an
old spur back TO the main cane, q strong shoot
NAV then be brought TO supply iis place.
In the autumn. after the leaves have fallen. II
the best time to prune the vine. In very colo
weather the canes brittle, and liable to breal
if handled roughly, therefore . warm day shou''
be selected on which TO perform the operation
of pruning. When pruned. the vines may b
laid down ard covered slightly with earth to pre-
j serve them from injury daring the winter an'
J. early spring.
: Vines that are pruned in the spring bleed pro
e fusey-somtimes to their injury. If any sever
pruning 10 necessary, and from any cause it car
{ not be done before the month Of March. it ha
better be left until the foliage has grown, the
C the vines will not bleed.
e When vines out Of door are pruned systsmat
cally and sufficiently in the autumn, and properl
trained, they require but little summer prunin,
When the vine j. pruned as previouly stated
it should be cut down nearly to the ground. an
y all the canes but one cut entirely away. Whe
the buds tart in the spring. select the two stroni
j. est to remain, and rub of al the Others. Thes
), buds should throw out strong canes that can
d trined horizontally, about eighteen inches fro'
the ground, one to the right and the other ,
II the left.
= At the autumn pruning each Of these ean'
should be cut back to 4 strong bud, by th
means they can be extended to the right an
J. the left, with strong growth, to any desirab
: length Each year, as the horizontal canes .,
4 extended, upright canes can be started fro
Of them at Intervals of about two feet, thus hs
r. ing one vine covering completely q trellis seve
is or eight feet high, and thirty Or more feet
e length-or even the side of the house-and CO
10 cred with fruit on every part.
The upright canes can remain permasen
pruning their attersls back every autumn, 90
II to leave spurs for fruiting. Or, upon the " r
newed system" every second upright cane ca
g be cut back to within one or two bsds Of Il
horizontal cane to fruit, then be cut away In Ii
: autumn; the canes of the current years growt
o to remain for fruiting season having the frS
: on long canes. renewed from the hori.onp
r canes, instead Of having the upright canes PEI
d manent and iruiting from spurs.
}. When person understands fully the dinerer
e systems OF pruning, he may prune and train b
: vines to suit his fancy.
: Vines may be trained to single stake, or
l. q fan shape upon Q trellis; or in the form de-
ignated above. or one cane may be run from tn
, ground between the windows of the dwelling
a and, pruned upon the spur system, it will cccr
: py but a narrow space upon the side Of tn
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j Ypsilanti, 1862