The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-07-12
FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.


labor be bestowed Just ut the right time
and in the right way. The good viutner
will OF course havepinchcd oil the young
branches Mt the next leaf after the last
bunch Of grapes. Where the vines are
not closely pruned, the strong proba-
bility is TINT more punches will put ont
than the vine is able to mature. Indeed,
we doubt if there is crop raised, either
of fruit or grain, iii which there is more
room for the exercise Of good Judgment
and close observation than in the cultivn-
ton Of the grape, and but few that yield
rs good returns for the lnbor. Pruning,
if done according to any fixed rule, must
necessarily be wrong i'll many c;Iscs. If
the ground is poor, the pruning should
be done close, if rich, longer. We are
not favorable to too close fall pruning,
but prefer to control tho growth and
shape OF the vine by summer pruning.
Hence, on account Of the dcbilitatcd
condition Of the vine us result OF excess
sive drought last summer, and the cx-
trcmc cold last winter, we should say
prlmo closely this summer. II in fall
pruning three buds have been left on
each spur, We should only allow each
bud to produce two punches OF grapes
instead of three, ms they usually do.
Then after throwing out two lunches OF
grapes and ono leaf beyond tho last
bunch, pinch the vino of. Here ut tho
stem Of this leaf will como another
branch, which shouldbc allowed to grow
until one leaf is found on it, when that
branch should in turn bo pinchcd off.
After that NIL buds should DO rubbed of,
MS these will form sufficient foliage, and
the sap is wanted to mako good punches
OF fruit, and to throw out good strong
shoots from the root, or near tho root,
for next years wood. Here again it is
necessary for IFS to know what wo are
doing il wcare to have good success and
good yield next year. These shoots
should be tied up (about three of them),
so as to keep the wind from breaking
them of, and when they arc say two
and one-lialf or tltrco feet high and free
from danger from that source, break of
tho smallest one, leaving tho other two,
which is enough. These should be al
lowed to grow until about four and one
half feet high and the tips pinched off.
This will cause them IN throw ont cooj
strong laterals, which arc allowed to
grow, but should be trained on the up
which is hanging on tLc first and Second
wires, II these directions aro corricJ
ont ond tho ground kcnt rlcon and loose
with n littlo moni,rc anv man con have
n snnnlv cnrl, vnor ~ tLc mos, J"I;c;ors
md wL1Icsoro fruit thot orows
4f"'" l our free''
Now is IN excellent time to go over
NIL your trees aud put them into shape.
Ii this matter were attended to every
season, there would be on large limbs to
cut away, leaving huge scars to disligrro
your specimens. Another good reason
for immediate performance OF this work
il that TIC wounds will heal over ut
once. Indeed the presence of n knife is
almost unnecessary, rs the ,mruly twigs
may be pinchcl Oft without any de-
trimont whatever to the health OF the
specimen. It is really surprising What
a little foresight in this way will acom-
plish. For Instance, on friends lawn
stands the handsomcst specimen OF tho
weeping beech l have ever seen, and, rs
ofe's V4e N'''"S WIS tIoo Is " etooNeu'
sonrres. Iut tho sncc;men IN which T
nl,ndc bos bccn n;,rhcJ in and t;cJ in
mill Il il rs rounJ ns n rIob" with Mi
tho outer limbs cnrv;np groccfullv to tLo
cronnj TLr owner soSs n was very
ii,tlc tronble hnt thnH hc Il rrmem.
hcrrJ tho work wns ncrformcd Mt thc
rigbt t;mc l,nnw Of sono Rnt;eyor
rS"r trccs tI,ot ora rnrrj 'LooJcJ anil
romnoct simnIv hecons" ihov wore frH'
omrptiv n;nrL9J Inr;rr sywmcr an1
always init hryond M insi,lc Ind while
other Varieties nj n romnoct habit
naturally ,rern rinchoi off nj mn outs;jo
Ind This nav soon trivial Inf ntt"n.
iion IN tbo littIs tLimrs sometimes nrn.
Inrcs grco, rcsnlis Al flow tha Llooin 10
oycr tGo ilowcrinr sLrnbs shonlI I've
shcarri into shanr2not IN tho ~ruIc
nnl lima systrm" I'm, tbo Longer
branches sIonII bc headed bock md
fms encourage fine weaErr amos IN grow
Hrh M Mi s,,otnrs ne soon osthcvo1noor
ON thc trunks of thc trees and II nrcrs.
sorv scr,,h thcm with stror% soon snds
>'0'
suit M" Insects Eyes,
Says II PENNSYLVANIA correspondent
Observation leads me to believe that
.6b' ""S.i'' AVl! 'Bb' u. WAY 'Sb' W y,
no LONGER hatch out 7 have used snlt
on Garden beds To destroy thc eggs of in.
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