Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1866-06-22

Training the Grape.

The EsPalier training Is perhaps the best
mode. on the ~bole. This mode .. very
geueraily adopted BY grape growers al The
Wesi. ard Is rapidly supsrs-ding the pole
ard bow. or renewal system; 10 j. also
cheaper in the erd for though 81 cost more
a. hrst. il lasts 50 much longer. snd saves
50 mneh tine ia the matter Of iying ;bo vins
20 the pole (uO tying j. Necessary in EsPa-
Ter trAinins) that IL i. On ibs. ~hoie. the
cheaper method. and also tbs bvst.
The esPslier allows either thc spu- or re-
neuAl system. or. indeed. any mode how
ever founded. in fancy or truly scienti6c
method. which vii allow Of training on
fat surface. IL Is not easy 70 describe any
method Of training without he all Of dia-
grams. bui cal ESSAY to make IL as iatel-
ligibie 20 tie uniaitiated as mere dcscrip-
ton Nil permit.
Tie poets should be from iour % six
inches in diameter and cisLt fect long.
They should be set ;wo icct deep and twelve
fee; apart. This distance brings the post.
between the vines. which arr ~ feet apaft.
and twelve Set scaniiing two inches s.laaro
vail reach from one post o. the tdird.
The scantling sboald be fastened % TIE
posts; the lower bar eighteen ~ iucuiy
inches from the groani. AMI the UPPER bar
al the top Of tbe poles. 81 f-rt from ihc
ground. which j. a. hieh a. j. convenient O.
reach Tor ire grapes during thc harvest.
Wires one-ei- hih Of an inrh IN diameter
should be nailed upon the bars. rerpcndi,-
ulAily. a. the distance OF three inches from
each other. This method Of placing the
wire upon che esPalier Is preferable 20 the
usual method OF large Telegraph wirc. placed
horizoniaily. because. in the winter timc.
the intense cold contracts the long AID ia~-c
wire - much a. sometimes % draw out fLc
posts. AZ The enls OF The row. 10 which they
are fastened. They are also preferable or
the reason thar the tenlrils az ,hc ,iac ias-
ten upon the nuuieross ~ircs With facility.
and lass entirely supercrdc the Necessity
Of tying the vines % The horizontal uires.
Of which three. or a. most four are com-
moniy used.
ei course 70 the vine j. tender ard re-
quires proteciior. they Nil nreL tvinr un
20 the espalier esefy .priag until the ner
iendriis oi fhe currcrt season get hoil Der
hardy vines which 20 not necd protection
iasten themselves so securely 90 the wins
that they never need o sng o. them
Nhcn The vine has reached ti.e lover lar
Of tb1 espai4er. With strong stem. ~hirb
Is % re the irunk Of The vine. AMI sboail
tbrrciore be OF SOLID ard ueli rirrusl sooi.
Lead The two upper bud. diasouagy upou
cspaiicr. 50 hat the vine. wih 90 main
stem anu arms. val resemble thc letter !
the SIDE arms are trained az the an-le of
- deg. uaiil they reach ihc TOP OF ,he e.
pAlier. being pinohed or 81. stopped Al cv-
cry twelve Or Giteen inches OF The growth of
the Dew wood This P.nching consolidate
the wood and strengthens TIE buds which
are 20 make your spurs. or bearing branch.
IS Tor all The future
W ben you have cone % The pruning yoa
val cut back these first eide arms. Which
fora The diagonal lines OF the upper rart O.
the letter \, 10 the perfectly ripe wood.
and thc vel developed bals. vLilh AL be
sare % grow with sigor the uezt season.
and 90 make such solid wo1I a. viii BE- sure
% survIve tie sicissitsics OF OR change
fui cllmsie. 10 will be necessary o. keen
tbs object constantly IN riew. even fhourl
% compel you @ cut back yoar leaders 20
two 5ads from the base of fhe shoot. sffrb
D 20 Pc part OF tie body of GRE vine. and
% continue. perhaps. ior rcuf1ries-ss- Oh.
Woe lives Tor ceniaries. Ia. brings to4
90 ibe end Of ihe frst year upon tbe csra-
Ter.
The neKt year tie buds left 1poa che ODD.
agonal arms % the wee VIZ -r8u A., bar
iruii. A. tbs b. ibe frst wear Of f-u-i--
the vine should BE- cropped lightly. I.sI
these srgrs upon re ~ires in ssthau,,
thai thcy nay hlith- cspaiirr without e-... p
ing cach otLer liyou have COO aiarv r-or.
ing shoots. rub out those wLi.h ar bafIv
placed. or are Duplicates. Doable bsl.
are always 0bicct,onab.e. nos onls be-..s.
they crosi tbe frc.ls ulh wood Ice t..-
cause they are hteiy o. spht apart u.b
weight % uooI and ioInsc.
All ihe buls icli &c ihe aaisulnal rrun.-s
gro~ aad make the spurs vbich are - o..
pormanonf Or iafure beaunr These bsl.
Gov % make spurs-~iII be to. Or three
or ioar. according t1 ade strength of ra.
shoots vhich make them. liirars avoid
making sF1rs 81 ~rak sLoo,.) AL al al
oear iru't. Tie terminal baI BE- o., Pc Ia.I
in uPon tae espaIier in proper Hre and
p.uchei ocrasoranr o. --.rr.f.. al.