Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-07-31
FRUIT CULTURE.
How to Grow Luscious Grapes for Horn

During the first season grow one strong
cane from the plant with no pinching or
pruning whatever in the summer, except
to remove such EXTRA sprouts as,may start
AROUND the vine at the surface of tho
ground and all fruit stems which may
form: When the seasons growth has
passed and the leaves heve fallen
trim away the entire growth above the
second weli-devel0ped bud ON the metz
growth. which is usually ebout one foot
from the base where the cane started.
just before the ground freezes bend it
in the direction which the vine natural
~ leans end cover entire eth three or
four inches of earth For winter protec-
ton. A crop of beans may be grown the
first and second years without injury,
and sometimes, when cut worms are
thick, with positive benefit to the vines.
Corn or IDtatoes are better thShaveeds.
The first operation ofthe second year is
to remove the covering aud lift the
vines, when all denger op spring frost IS
past. Handle With care and tie to stakes
with bagging Irvine. The stakes may
be of any cheap wood tibet will last two
years, and five to six feet high. Pillow
at once with one horse three or four
inches deep as near the row as possible
to cut the surface roots, throwing the
earth away from the vines. Afterwards
cultivate cleen.
This season aI2o% tapo canes to gro$',
one of which may be stopped at three
and the other at six feet from the base
by pinchins the end bud. Check ell
lat@rals in the same way after one leaf
has formed until August 1, then le6
them clone until the good has ripened
and the leaves have fallen. In Novem-
Der the fall pruning should be done By
cutting all laterals and shortening the
stronger cane to about four feet and tho
reserve cane to two buds. Two or three
lunches OF fruit may be Hpened this
year.
During the thifd season follow the
same directions Is previously given for
taking up, tying TO stakes, blowing.
clean cultivation ana covering. In
pruning carry the leaders forwsfd to
about double theif previous length; Pc
move ell feeble or secondary sprouts 60
soon as they start and pinch the later
ais freely, but never cutaway the foli-
age or full groSn leeeeS Much injury
is often done in tn is way and il sAeuld
not beotolerated. Pinching the end bud
is the true way for summer pruning.
Yet no arbitrary rule can be given, foe
no two vines and no two varieties are
alike ip growth and needed require
ments- The good judgment of the
growers with Some general suggestions,
will be the best guide from this time on.
One general rule should apply: When
the trellis is covered vith vines the fall
trimming Should leave nothing but
fruit buds, these we'll distributed along
the vines, and only in such quantities
as the age and vigoe of the <oot will
bear. The form OF trei1is to be covered,
the ideal vine to be groVn. the variety
OF grape under cultivation, and its lis-
bility to diseese, all have On important
inf1ueoce on the treatment required.
Always have an ideal vineyard In mind,
and keep the vines rs perfect as pos
sible. q, This may Be done by permitting
the strong and rigorous vines to ripen
fuli crop Of fruit while the vigor Of
the weaker is Increased by thinning to
. few perfect lunches Never permit
the vine to overbear; it will impair IT'S
vitality, retard its growth and damage
the succeeding crop The grower
should be prudent in limiting its pro-
ductive capacity. The formation Of seed
is the most exhaustive function OF plant
life. 80 few large. compact, we'll
formed punches. weighing ten to twenty
pounds, are much less injurious to the
vine than the same amount in small.
inferior fruit.-Archie N. WILCOX, in
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