The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1867-02-28
Meeting of the Hooking Valley HOrti-
cultural Society.
HoRTlCULTURAL Rooms,

LANCASTER, o., Feb %, 1867. I
Society met and was called to order by the Pres
The minutes the last meeting were read and
approved.
Discussion of the subject Of previous meeting
was resumed.
Mr.. Kinkead alluded 10 conversation. with Mr..
Dunbar, the proprietor ofthe oldest vineyard in the
county, who sal he had become satisfied of the
advantages OF tho trellls over the stake system
also that the horizontal method oftrainng was best.
lie further advocated the trellis on account If lts
simplifying the business Of pruning. An assistant
will more readily comprehend and work according
to any example set him than in stake system.
The President made an inquiry relative to the OBJ
lection that this method Is apt to produce an un-
slightly stump to the vine.
Mr.. Fetters explained that any other system was
equally open to the same diiculty; by his plan here
tolore detailed, the laying down new arms. &c. the
vine Is keptin as slightly aconditon Ms byany 9th.
er mode.
Mr.. Boving.-Each arm has many more eyes than
should be allowed to grow. These should be so thin.
ned rs to leave the iruitng canes about Is inches
apart.
Mr.. Fetters.--As to summer prunug-lf severe Il
has tendency TO dwarf the stock-woud like TO
hearthe views Of others on this point. Less tying
was necessary with trellis than with stakes. In
spring pruning he has little tying to perform.
Mr.. Clark Could conceive nothing more simple
than pruning and trainingby the stake method II
Is but 10 leave the two rtrOngest OF last wears
growth and two spurs; very little tying necessary
he sometimes goes through In summer and ties the
new growth where too struggling, In the stake
method the cutting s done by established rule
trells pruning requires the constant exercise of the
judgment rs to what is best to cut away Excessive
summer pruning is very injurious-mentioned vine-
yard ofMr. fuSslng as case in point.
MIR. Fetlers contended that the operation fprun-
ing was equally simple by both systems, and the
same rule applied to both as to leaving canes and
spurs.
MIR, Gravett said the only use ofsummer pruning
was to balance and equalize the tree or plant He
nstanced the case Of young cherry trees which can
be killed by excessive summer pruning. Constant
taking oil lateras weakens the stock, The practice
comes from Europe, where deficiency OF warm
sunshine eXlsls-but is not necessary in our climate.
Mr.. Bovlng mentioned the bad effects that would
have fooweda neglect Uf summer pruning in his
vineyard Some vines require but little OF IL, and
some good deal-a proper Judgment must be exer.
csed according TO the circumstances Of the partic.
ulAr case.
Mr.. Fotters-Pulling of laterals does not hurt the
vines hut causes the sap TO expend itself length.
enng the growth. Last season It was the young and
tender leaves that were specially attacked by mil
dew-when leaves situated near TO the fruit are thus
affected, tho evil extends to the fruit aso-there.
fore one object IN summer pruning should be .oiget
rid ofthe parts most liable to attacks Of mlldew.
Mr., Dovlng called attention TO the fact that Mr.,
Gr0f, VINO had been referred to in u former discus.
as having raised the largest vineyard crop in the
county last season, had avowed his intention Of aban
donng the stake and adopting the trelis system,
from reasons ofconyenence and for an increase Of
fruit
Mr. Fetters had learned from Mr.. Ciroif that he at
trbuted his large crop TO his method Of cultivation,
bong his rule not to disturb the roots of tho vines
| IN any manner,
The discussion tl'en turned upon tho question as
TO what constituted summer pruning Mr.. Clark con.
tending that merely plnchng OIL tips OF neR growth
for the purpose OF concentrating growth in smaller
| space did not constitute such prunng-Mr Fetters
taking the opposite view.
OF mill for grinding sorghum cane, ofthe kind man.
uEcturod by q. Devol, OF Lancaster, which was OK.
amined and approvngly remarked upon by several