The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1867-02-21

sccsy uy dIrect b Inserted IN article 4. aiter te
words "Aa shall DO directed by tho eooety."
Ihe subject heretofore adopted for discussion was
@ saksh uP, beng ne report Of Mr. Boying, from the
S0gseS nog, h.x oh % Vineyards &C. SAID re-
MT, Fetters spoke In favor OF long training, by
s wnicn ne means leayingalong growth or old wood,
uom whlch 70 grow the bearing Bhooto. His viD 3
are feet apart IN the trelS-no one vineyard ho bro.
poses 70 try the experiment. Of taking mp every 9th.
eI panI, Leaving the remaining ss 1871 feet apart
each wire oithe trellls. BY this means he expects
70 get iruit from every wire In reply 10 no obec.
on that the loss Of one ofthese long would be
anneult 70 replace, he said II you'd DO easy 70 have
young shoots always In readiness 10 lay dowE to
take the place OF defective wood.
MT. Clark stated several objections 10 the trcllis
and the spur system n trqining-thc general test.
mony last year was that long vines the frnit yag
late and nperfectly rpened-the bestripened grapes
were those grown on stakes-and this method gave
the best crops, taking series Of years together
they were also easier pruncd, easier cultivated and
Win less expense, and required q less amount of
summer pruning He further stated that no trellis
vineyard had existed for any number OF years with.
outone or more entire failures 10 produce a crop ;
while there were instances OF stake VINEYARDS OF
equal age without any complete failure.
Mr.. Snldcr advocated the stake and the short sys.
tom oftrainilg-the nearer 10 the ground tho bear.
ing wood the, healthier the vine. Long trained
vines are good for one big crop and that's the end
OIL lie gave lnstant 90 in point
Mr.. BoviDg admitted that the stake system gave
Iess lanor In cultivation, but denied that
any adyantagein the rpening offruit--he thought
overbearng was the principal cause of imperfect ri.
pening Training the canes hor zontaliy gives bear.
ing wood equally near the root and at the extremiti.
es.
Mr.. Kinkead thought the discussion OF the com.
parative merits Of stake and res trninin unproh.
table, as each grower will doubtless adhere to his
present system until Convinced by experience OF It's
inlerority. He claimed. however, that pruning may
be done on the tres with hs much, II not greater
ease than on the stake; the vines being spread apart
10 be taken off,
Mr.. Giesy suggested that the close planting ofthe
stake system eht enable the plants to get moro Of
the strength OF the ground than would be done'by
thewide planting OF the trellis method.
Mr. Fetters replied that II was not an object to gel
too much ofthe strength from the sofia reserve
shonld always he kept back. But the roots do per-
meae all the soil, even at great distances lie
thinks the SAP becomes more refined In passing
through long distances. aud that this accounts fnr
the superiority Of the fruit at the extremties ofthe
vines.
The President remarked that there wns q natural
struggle for condition of equality between root and
TOP and the question presented Itself does not the
trels method afford the vine nearer approach to
its natural tendency in this respect? Referring 10
the idea ofMr Fetters Of raising fruit on each hor-
zontal wire, he would advocate the proprety Of hav.
ing separate root for each pair Of arms.
On motion. the subject was continued for discus
sion at next meeting, after which the Society ad-
lourned to Saturday 23d inst.
P.B, EWING, President.
8. A. GRIswoLD, Secretary.