The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1871-06-29
hs eraBsia Giles CQaaty.
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Az Ep1EoE :-s4Ep or lsst srticle
We gave q brief aeeount Of the pur
chase of our vines snd cuttings, OF
the banks Of the Ohio, being par4ic-
niar to give She number OF siaes.
| purchased IS well as their cost SO
that every enc can make his oEn
calculation in reference to grape
gFoHing, Rnd We promised that We
wouid d this article prepare the
ground and plant the vines. We
began the preparation cf the ground
about the first of March, and Wonld
have t0he 50 much earlier bat were
not ready that year to 60 at it any
sooner. After removing the large
stones which lay On the top Of the
ground, tent chimnies and rubbish
before mentioned, We broke up
the grOund with large tRoahorse
| turning plox, throwing ont q fur
row from s 70 8 Inches deep. then
followed with q sub-soii plog In
the same furrow, drawn by four
stout mules, which loosened up tie
ground about twenty inches deep.
We purchased these pIows ia Gin
einnati ct sI7 80 each. They could
not then be purchased In this mar
ket, but the same or similar plows
can now be found IN our town ae
Ewing, Flautt & Co.'S, at about $12
each. We then laid of the ground
in rows eight feet apart each va. .
with q line, driving down peg II
inches long where each vine was to
be plGuted. The same objecseould
be accomplished nearly as veil by
laying OF the ground the same dis
tancc with a bull-tongue pillow. The
holes were then prepared about IL
| inches deep and same In diameter
By the sideof each peg, leaving the
peg standing TO mark the place of
the young time. The soil being
very loose these holes are very
rapidly opened with the spade with
out the aid OF any ether implement
Two hands followed planting the
vines, one to hold the vine and
| spread the roots and the other to
ill in the earth around the plant.
We were careful to plant the vines
about the same depth at which they
had grownin the Nursery. These
two hands, after the holes were pre-
pared, planted from four to six hun
dred vines per day. The vines were
-cut back to about two buds or eyes
before planting and no more prun-
! ing is needed that year Planting
the vines eight feet apart each way
| gives about 675 to the acre. The
space which should be allowed be-
tween the vines depends upon sew
eral considerations, such as climate,
soil. and the. variety of grape. In
manyof the older vineyards in this
country the vines were planted 3
feet and 3 feet six inches apart, but
the wine growers have gradually
widened the distance since that
time and especially as they come
further South. We planted our
vines eight feet apart as before stat
/ ed, which is probably as great a
/ distance as has yet been tried with
the same varieties butwhether this
is the best or most economical dis
lance for this latitude and soilkis
an open question for further ex-
perienee to solve. This seems at
: least to give sufficient space for all
purposes, and is enormous when
! impaired with many Of the eele
brated vineyards of Europe. For
instance, in many OF the vineyards
on the Mozelle the vines are plant
ed only one 1 foot inches apart
(which gives 30,697 vines to the acre
In those of Epernay they are plant
ed / foot 3 inches apart; in those
of Paris, feet; In those of MedoC
about feet II inches, and so on
continuing to widen as you advance
towards the Sonth, where the space
generally allowed is about 6 feet
inches, winch gives TOGO vines tc
the acre. 1t is probable that tho
growing OF the grape here win vary
with the soil and climate as It does
in Europe, and if so, the proper
space to be. allowed between the
vipes.will also vary in different 10
calities here as it does there. "a
Ne planted our frst vines from
the 18th Of March to the first o.
April this being as soon as We
gould then get ready. Since that
time. However our planting has
been during the Fall, Winter and
Spring months, when the weather
twas fair and open and ground sufH
GENTLY dry. we have discovered
no particular difference in the
growth of tile vine whether planted
IN Che Eau. Winter or Spring bBi
prefer to plant in the Fall and Win
ter IS it does not then interfere
with the ordinary farm work which
has to lie done in the Spring.
- A. Cox.