The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-10-15

distinct operations Pruning Is d1le cutting
away or removal of some part OF tho plant
for the purpose of benentng the plnnt or
its fruit All the different modes OF pruning
are intended TO bring about the same results
and arc based on the same principles Tho
vines mature only n small portion OF tho
fruit and wood that would be formed from
all OF the buds OF one seasons growth This
fact makes pruning necessity. The fruit
is borne on 4 few clusters near the base OF
the shoots of the season, these shoots start
from buds wood of the previous years
growth. These arc the facts and conditions
upon which all intelligent grape pruning
rests. Training refers TO the arrangement of
the vines on the trellis Some systems OF
training arc better adapted to certain modes
or pruning and cannot he used with certain
others While there only two principal
methods of pruning, there are as many diff
ferent systems of training there arc fam
cIcs among grape growers.
The green leafy branches are called
shoots Tho ripening shoot Is called a cane
An arm lis n branch two years old
and bears the canes and shoots, but does not
change It's form from year to year. An arm
Is designated as upright horizontal or Slop
ing, according To Its position on the trelli9.
BY writer's an arm is called a Gordon.
a spur is n cut back from one to four
buds A renewal Is q cane left for bearing
wood, but cut much longer than n spur. \
stem or trunk is that portion of the old vine
that reaches from the ground to the trcllis.
Crane vines should be cut back to two or
three buds when set and to about the same
numtcr the following winter If the vines
are strong they may form the cane the Sec
6nd summer. but little more than the cane
should be left II tho plants arc weak they
should be cut back about the same after
tho first years growth and not be permitted
TO form tho until the third summer,
The pruning should be done to prevent
he
years.
The pruning may be done at any time
during the winter. The vine ceases to grow
when the leaves fall and is dormant until
growth starts in the spring, Tender varie
ties do best when pruncd In the fall and laid
down and covered with earth straw TO
protect them during tho cold weather. The
strongest growing and most hardy varieties
suffer less from winter drought IL pruned In
the fall. The roots are dormant and take UP
but little moisture. and when the winter is
excessively dry the vines suffer for water
and many of the buds killed. II the
most of the vines wcro removed in the fall
much loss from wintcr-killing would be
avoided. The pruning should not be done
while the vines frozen, the canes Will
be broken and split In removing the extra
wood. The work should be finished two or
three weeks before growth starts In the
spring In order to avoid bleeding The cut
should be made two three inches from the
last bud that is intended to grow. go that the
cane drying at tho end VIII not injure tho
bud Ten or fifteen buds will usually be
enough for the vine to support for its FIRST
crop. This number can be increased from
year to year until the fourth crop when the
vines should be IN full bearing and should
support from twenty-five to thirty buds OF
bearing wood,
The most convenient tool for cutting the
vines is pair of small hand shears These
may be purchased from any hardware store
for so or rs cents