The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1864-11-17
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For The Kanoshs Telegram.
Save Your Crane vim.

I Gray November is here with its pnciinp
nights and dreary chilly days. giving q fore,
] taste of winter that is fast approaching Farm.
ers are busy preparing for the winter king. but
there ~ One thing some are in danger OF forget
ting, and that is covering grape vines. Grape,
are one OF the best If not the best, as well a.
what is not generally known one OF the cheap
est fruits that can be grown. Many farmers
have vine orr vines that stapd, year aftsl
year, without care, max ing wanfop grow tn ft
vine and foliage every summer and, perhaps
barely surviving the winters, and, as natural
consequences, yield to the ownee no fruit, or i
they bear scanty supply, the fruit is of an in
ferior quality. 1t is from such vines as these
u at many people form their opinion about
grapes, and, of course, grapes do not stand
high in their estimation. But no thinking man
will expect fruit from vines that have no care.
No farmer expects to raise grain without good
grapes are a very difficult fruit to raise. They
are not and am glad to know that people be-
gin to find it out. The culture is simple, and
the care necessary very trihing compared with
the rich results. There is scare ely any thing
that grows that will bear go much ill treatment
as a grape vine.
Pardon, Mr.. Editor, grapes are my fAyorite
truit' and therefore am in danger of SAW.
more, perhaps. than space in your columns will
permit !
When begun was simply going to tell your
readers, who were in want of such information,
how we secure our vines in the fall. First, they
are pruned, then taken from the trellises or
stakes and laid upon the ground and covered
with earth. Pruning is, think, what people
generally do not understand There is not the
least danger of pruning too closely; and prun-
ing must be done in the fall for if delayed until
spring, the vines will bleed themselves to death,
or will lose SO much sap as greatly to iniure
them. Branches of the vine that have grown
four or si& feet during the summer aie cut
back to three or four inches from the main
branches, leaving put three or fopr buds on the
spur, as the pruned branch is called. very
large proportion of this years wood ia Gu.
away, all the weak or immature branches being
cut close to the old wood. A skillful hand will
prune and lay down a large vine in about fifteen
minutes, and then it is but little work with the
spade to cover the same with earth. am almost
surprised myself to see vine that covered
trellis six feet high and twelve or fourteen feet
long. with dense growth of leaves and vines
but a few weeks ago, reduced in few moments
by the pruning knife to its four or Elk main
branches, bristiing with few short spurs Straw
is Objectionable as a covering, for the mice will
seek it, and gnaw all the bark from the vines
They do pot need very thick covering of
earth, only enough to protect them from the ex.
ceedingly dry winds which prevail in our win
tiers. And while covering your vines, do not
forget to round up the earth little about the
vines, that the water may not stand about the
roots, for many are killed in this way. If
have given few hints to those who needed
them, it is all expected to do. should like
to see something on this subject from the pens
of those who are older and more experienced in
this branch ofhorticulture thanI: Fruit grows
ers should not be selfish, but give freely of their
experience to Others. e
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