Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1896-05-29
GRATING GRAPE VINES.
Ihe Proper Time and the Correct VIZ ~
Performing the Operation.

Tho Proper Time and the Correct VIZ ~
Performing the Operation.
AS nearly everyone who has had the
grape fever, and went into numerous
varieties, is most likely to have some
that he wishes to change, this is the
time to change them by grating in
stead of digging such out as are not de-
sirable. Nrr
Something's wild vines are where thew
might be left stand, and be changed
INTO good varieties. This 1 advocated
years ago, but would not advise it now
except where young canes can be laid
IN the ground six inches deep for a few
feet, then graft the end. There are
various modes of grating the grape,
but the most simple, and as successful
as any, is the common cleft graft.
There are two periods to do this work
IN, one before the sap is in flow, and the
other when the strong flow is on. The
latter will be when the vines have made
shoots a foot long. In this case, how
ever the gratis must be kept in cool
place Or they will be too far advanced
| when the time comes.
Clear away the ground around the
vine to he grated six inches deep. saw
off the vine with a sharp, fine toothed
saw, and smooth the stump with a
sharp knife. If the stem is straight
| grained use 4 strong, thin-bladed knife
| and split the stump one and a half or
| two inches; have IL wedge-pointed
spike and drive it in the middle so as to
hold the split apart wide enough to in
| sert the CRAFTS. The CRAFTS should be
the thickness of an ordinary lead pencil,
| although smaller wood sometimes
answers as well; cut two CRAFTS of the
eyes if ordinary wood, and if short
| jointed take three eyes to u graft. Cut
the graft onc-half inch below the lower
| bud and one-half inch above the upper
one.
Cut wedge from the lower eye
| down to n nice edge with the side next
| the eye Il little the thickest. This is
SO that it will be pressed tightest where
the sapS meet, us it is a little difficult
! to run the line of the sap exact land
this must be looked toy. 1t is we'll to
| have the graft lean little out at the
| top, in which case the line will be
crossed and the connec.;on sure; insert
the CRAFTS, two in n stock, that is an
inch in diameter, if less one graft will
! do. Press down to the eye, then pull
out your wedge and the gratis will be
held firm enough without tying. But
if small vines it is best to tie them.
If the stump is twisted and crooked,
SO that it cannot be split straight, use
the saw and saw out wedged piece so
that the CRAFTS will fit tight and tie
we'll; fill in the earth now and press
firmly around the CRAFTS (but be care
full not to move them), up to the top
bud, and cover over this little grass
or sand dust if you have it. This is
to prevent the sun from drying out the
bud before there is connection be-
| tween the graft and stock. When
growing time comes, the suckers that
may come from the old stock must be
carefully removed, OF they will rob the
graft. When the graft begins to grow
| they must have stakes to tie to. I have
often had gratis to grow ten to twenty
feet the first season and bear big
crop the neNt.-Colman's Rural World.