Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-02-21
Or6ePs for Vines and Cuttings

Should be made as early as possible so that the
best stocks may be procured at the proper time.
II has been my practice TO engage III advance
large lots Of the most desirable varieties, so as
to have them maze early and ready 10 fill orders;
but this has subjected NE to frequent losses,
which necessity Compels me to avoid as much
as possible in future Those who are prudent
VIII order early ard receive their stocks as soo.i
they are ready for delivery. The practice OF
disinfectiug cuttings and roots as soon as re-
ceiyed should be the constant rule throughout
the State Disease may possibly exist where it
is least expected. his prccautiOn is easy, sim
pie and cheap.
As soon as disinfected the roots may be pre-
served by lOoseuing the bundles and setting in
4 trench with the earth well packed about the
base and tie tops exposed. Cuttings may he
trench. in loose, moist welEdrained soil and
covering entirely with soil 50 that the influence
OF dry weather cannot affect them. Ii in dan
ger OF drying after being covered, the mounds
Should be frequently moistened If possible
place them in the shade. If il is the practice to
set the cuttings upright in trench, the strings
should be cut and he bundles so spread out as
to permit the soil TO be firmly pressed against
the base so is to exclude the air leaving only "a
small part OF the tops exposed. This should
also be done in the shade, and in loose, fine soil
if possible.
The length of ordinary cuttings. as usually
made, is eighteen to twenty inches between ter
minal buds. When longer ones are desired the
order should be specific, but prices for unusual
lengths made 10 order, viii be subject to Varia-
ton.
Cuttings are frequently made by inexperienced
wOrkmen, and for this reason should be care
fully sorted by the purchaser when received
The base should be cut, if necessary, close 10
the lowest bud and doubtful qualities should he
laid aside for the nursery, which all prudent
plan. ers provide Tor so rs TO have rooted stocks
TO take the place of cut ings that may not grow.
1t is best to make allowance for at least twenty
five per cent. loss. If he nursery should con
tain, fortunately, more than are needed the
roots can be sold at profit.
Wherever Il loss OF twenty per cent. or more
may be reasonably expected, if cuttings are
used, IL will be cheaper, all things considered
to purchase rooted vines. A loss of twenty pei
cent in one hundred acres planted means q loss
of the expense of planting and cultiyatine
twenty acres, besides the loss of time, which
viii result in reduction Of the crop Of the third
and fourth years of q pr0p0rtionatc amount
besides the arrangement OF the regularity in the
growth of the vines, the stronger ones Tobbng
the weaker II also compicates the pruning
which must be practieed according to the devel
Oplnentof the vineyard in places where a very
small percentage of los is feared, cuttings are
take root with comparative difficulty: Others
with great facility. InlOOse, warm, wel-draineG
but moist soils, cuttings generally root easily
In cold clay soils, and in dry surface alluvi0ns
especially when they are subject to hot north
winds, the danger of loss is great and rooted
vines are in most demand. For most parts Of
the San joaquin and Sacramento valleys and the
Sierra foothills, rooted vines viii often be pre-
ferFed.
The general practice is to cut the roots back
near the base before planting and TO prime the
tops TO one short spar with Two buds.
In planting seeding resistant vines it Is best
to trim of all the lateral roots for a space o
about three inches below the crown, so as TO de
avoid waste OF root development, which mus
be cut away in grating