Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-03-15
(Fur Centre DomocrAtl
Communication.

to starting for Philadelphia, notwith.
standing my satchel is packed. Hav-
ing no dental appointments | shall
follow the article on grape pruning by
telling what shall be done with the
pruniugs. 1t is pity TO waste them
as each bud under favorable circum-
stances may produce a vine that will
yield comfort and food to the yearniup
appetite. Grapes may be kept as
easily as apples for winter use, too,
and what n comfort it would yield to
set out to entertain yourself and
friends in the long winter evening"
than plate of luscious grapes. ",
farmer should have less than an acr,
of them, and no garden need be with
out a liberal ,upply. No one en-
conceive how many grapes tamiI!
will consume when il b free access
10 full vines. Aud when filled VI
with good healthy grapes other food
is in proportion not needed. Grapes,
unlike other vegetables, may be raised
high up out of the way. Sunshine
and air are requisite. The south side
Of buildings may ~ well be utilized
with trellses either bracket or poles.
Grapes do not readily consent to
divide the fertility of the soil with
weeds. They may be planted to trees
10 climb on but should be away from
the trunk and trained up to limb.
Only . single vine must then grow
from the root as it will be more vigor-
Gus and reach the limb sooner
Branched poles will guide the vine up
and will also serve for trellis three or
four years.
The common way Of preparing cut.
tings Is to take well ripened vines and
cut into pieces, leaving a bud at each
end. These may be kept in moist
ground mot wet till planting time.
For out door planting the ground
should be dug deeply and trcnched
two feet apart, aud the cuttings laid
s|anting with the upper bud level with
the top earth when covered. The
slope allows the roots to have the
b neft OF being nearer the surface
The slope should be- about as great n
sloping penman-hip. II the cutting
is buried to the upper bud it has tn
benefit Of more moisture and grow
better The top starts long be ore tn,
roots and strong sunshine will often
kill. To be sure OF growth il is well
10 shade them some. use hcmlock
branches. The shade must not be to"
dense; hcmlork does not shade dense
w. A. quick as the ground can h,
well worked IN the spring, the cutting
may be set TO those wishing L.
hurry them a box holding six or sev, II
inches Of dirt may he planted now
One bud and three 10 six inches Of
vine is sufficient, stick them in slant.
ing, too, aud about three or four iuche.
apart. Keep hem well watered and
the sun must not shine on them, the
leaves will be killed right Oft. They
may be planted out when the frost
season is over and shaded with hem
lock. Delawares aud other varieties
yielded nice little crop to me last
spring that had the box culture. These
were rootless one eye cuttings only
three years before.
Cuttings may be stuck into the
edges of flushed planted garden bed
Those that grow are clear gain as the
cuttings are thus saved wasting. These
may, if not wanted, be given to friends,
and they will think Of the doner every
time they eat the grapes.
When more than one vine starts
from the cutting all but one should be
nipped off, one vine is about all that
will thrive and mature we'll by fall.
CarbCudale is located good deal
further north than Bellefonte, yet on
account of less altitude the climate is
milder. 1t is 1000 feet above ocean
level. Centre county is stuck up the
sides Of the Alleghenies too far to
raise grapes easily. Here no laying
down and covering Of the vines is
needed.
/ forgot to say that in dry seasons
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