The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-03-28
Some Suggestions for Train.
ing Grape Arbors to OBJ
tain Best Results.
WORK Is VERY PLEASANT
AND Is ALSO VERY SIMPLE AND
ONE CAN EASILY GRASP THE
PRINciPLEs-WoR MUST NOT
BE DELAYED.


tremely ornamental, give shade OF
make a screen as the case may be, and
when properly pruned, produce an
abundance of good fruit.
Usually they are a tangled mass OF
vines at the top and naked stems at
the bottom. The sun cannot penetrate
the thick mass Of leaves with the re.
suit that the grapes seldom mature. OF
If they do, they are poor. small and
rearely worth gathering, says Meehan's
Bulletin.
This state of things is especially
true where the vines are old and have
been neglected in their younger days,
II grape vine is properly looked after
there seems to be no limit to the age
at which they will bear good fruit, as
evidenced by such famous old vines
: as the one at Hampton Court, England,
which was planted in 1859 and still
bears immense crops of good grapes
annually.
orous grower, and II not pruned and
attended to soon runs wild. Old vines
that have been SO neglected are rather
dificult propositions to bring back into
the realm Of law and order and good
bearing condition. 1t is often better
to take them out and replant with
young stock II 1t is case of needing
the shade. properly planted vines will
cover an arbor in two years.
Must Not BE Too Late.
Pruning should be done before the
cold weather is entirely past. II left
later the vines bleed good deal.
II the vines are old and have been
allowed to run wild little more can be
done than to prune them back.
Wherever fruit is wanted leave one
or two buds Of last years wood, as
shown in Figure 1. Buds springing
direct from the old wood will not bear
fruit.
A good method of training and prun-
ing young vines Is as follows: Procure
from the nursery strong young vine.
which can usually be purchased for
- to 35 cents. Dig large hole three
feet wide, put in the bottom layer of
shells for drainage, then a layer of
bones and turfy soil, filling the>hole up
with good loamy soil, well mixed with
rotted manure and bone meal.
In the center of this plant the vine,
cutting it back to within six inches of
the ground 1t will no doubt send up
quite number of shoots. AS soon as
they are few inches long, pull all of
but the two strongest This will throw
of all the strength of the plant into
these two cases.
These will grow very fast, so should
be tied to the arbor every few days to
prevent them from being broken.
These two canes will very likely grow
from ten to twenty feet during the sum-
mer. Leave them tied up until the fol-
lowing March, when they should be
cut loose and tied along the bottom
rail of the arbor.
Should BE Tied Every Few Days.
The second year. when tho vines be-
gin to grow, rub on all the buds ex-
cept one every two feet These should
be tied up every few days.
summers growth they should be cut
back to about three feet. The next
year allow them to grow as before, but
the following winter prune back to six
feet. The vines will now be six feet
long. II more length Is required, an
other six feet may be left the follow
ing season.
The vines are now practically train
ed and cover the arbor.
The vines will throw out side
branches, or laterals, which bear the
fruit.
Summer attention consists of pinch
ing or any branches that are not
wanted. so as to get the foliage even
" distributed. There will always be a
tendency for the vines to make more
branches and growth at the top, so
that everything should be done to cor
rect this as much as possible and In
duce growth at the bottom.
When the laterals SNOW the branches
pinch of the end, always leaving a
leaf beyond the bunch OF grapes. The
branch will continue to grow by
throwing out shoot at the axil Of the
be repeated beyond the next leaf pro-
duced.
In this way all the strength will go
to the fruit and excess OF foliage and
growth will be prevented.
Will Reduce Pruning.
This summer pinching will reduce
the winter pruning very materially.
but It will always be necessary to
prune on the branches that have borne
the grapes, just leaving the VERTICAL
canes. cutting the branches back every
winter.
The work is pleasant and very sim
pie. A little study will enable any one
to grasp the principles. Apart from
the better quality OF grapes that will
be produced. the grape arbor will be
a much more pleasant object than they
often present when the vines are al
lowed to grow at random.
Baking day made pleasure by the
use Of GOLD COIN FLOUR. Ask your
Grocer.