American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-01-02
A Few Items on Grape Culture,

able wonder to me that the SoutI
with the advantages she has raise
so little of this excellent and lus
cious fruit, but l suppose the mail
reason is, the want Of prope
knowledge in regard to planting
the proper variety of varieties t,
plant, and the most advantageou
course to pursue to make them pro
fltable, for unless they are protitabl,
very few could be found to rails,
them, but if | had sufficient space
could show facts aud figures that
would make the most sceptical be
lleVe IN the profits Of this variety O
the so called small fruits. Wber
gong to plant vineyard the first
difficulty is to get a good variety
from some responsible dealer. The
best variety of generally acknowI-
edged worth is the Concord, a very
excellent one, variety that with
less attention and poorer soil will
pay better than some varieties
which have the best care and cult
walton. | do not advocate the non.
cultivation of the grape, for it is a
known fact, and a well-known one,
that a fruit or vegetable will produce
more abundantly when well MANFRED
1.-THE grape excepted) planted in good
ground and well cultivated. The
way we cultivate the grape here is
this: select the piece of ground in
which to plant, pillow deeply, if pos
slble subsOil, then draw burrows the
entire length of the field ten feet
apart, when this is done draw other
burrows at right angles with those
previously drawn about twelve feet
apart thus making an acre to con.
tain 3G3 vines, then cut good cedar
poles about s feet long, point them;
now proceed to dig out the hole two
feet In diameter where the burrows
lntersect drive the pole in the mid
die OF the hole thus made, now take
the vines spreading the roots as
much as possible and plant them so
that the crown is about one inch
below the surface of the ground, 1--WE
generally put few bones, leaves.
&c, in the hole and plant the vines
on them,) and thus continue until
all are disposed of leave one cane
grow the first year keeping the
'uccors trimmed from it, in the fall
alter the leaves have fallen cut off
he vine leaving but one good eye or
'ud; IN the second year leave two
ines or canes grow and in the fall
'ut OF to two or three eyes or buds. ,
The ground between the vines in
he meantime can be planted to
Melons and the second year to I
potatoes, and after that with straw.
Ferries on account of the shallow 7
ulture required the vine roots pre- i
'entlng deep culture. The vines l
tter they have been cut off should t
re taken to the house or some CON :
cement place and in the evening 5
vi hands could be proftably EN- s
ioyed III cutting "cuttings," each G
nttlng to have two buds they should |
g cut thus: the upper end of the L
uttlng should be one half or three C
'urths of an inch from the bud and =
ne lower end as near as possible to {
he eye without injuring it thus
Iciltating the production of roots. S
-fter they are all cut we tie them c
p in bundles of 100 cuttings: as a
ION as possible after they are cut J
repare Il piece of ground-general- d
in between the era, Ies-by
owing shallow, then make two "
dyes in between two rows of vines. 81
len take thecuttings, takingcare to o.
Yep the longest end uppermost, if Of
Ie ground has been rightly handled Il
e cuttings can be pushed into the 50
lge, cover the upper eye one half "a
three-fourths of an inch below Il
% surface to allow for the ground 81
ttling. When the cuttings have CT
own one year they are fit to set oi
t into a vineyard. Care should CT
taken to keep the weeds from the tn
things so as to give them a chance pl
produce fine vines. The third By
ar after transplanting is the first pr
hit year; after the fruit has ripened mt
should be packed or rather laid til
the FIVE or ten pound pasteboard iat
xes prepared for that purpose; ciC
ey should he handled so as not to WI
move the bloom on them rs n Tin
ureS the sale vi them very lIato..- :.