The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1920-12-30
sGR0WING GRAPES
IN WASHINGTON
VINEYARD HISTORY READ nv
ROBERT T. REID AT sPo.
KANE MEETING
Suggests Greater Grape Acreage
to Washington State Horticul.
tural Association.
Continued from last weekly
Continued from last weekly
Pruning After the Second Year

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Pruning After the Second Year
The Kniffen high removal system
which may be modified to suit the in
dividual grower has been found bes
adapted to the majority of America,
grapes. Briefly, this system is as fol
lows: Select two vigorous canes. lie.
shoots Of the previous years groNt tn
near the top Of the vine. cutting then
on about three feet from the vine ane
tie them to the top wire pruning of
all other canes close to the vine, leav
Ing the pruned vine in the form of the
letter T. Shoots will spring from
each bud on these canes most of which
will develop grape clusters and it will
'se found that the vine will produce
much larger clusters than if no prun
ing had been done. This process il
repeated each year, new canes BEING
selected to replace the old ones
the result being a generous yield
OF fruit of the highest quality
Where vines are vigorous and six OF
eight years old four canes may be de.
tanned instead OF two, two OF which
are rather loosely fastened to the sec.
ond wire in the same manner as those
fastened to the top wire. A full de-
scription OF this system of pruning and
training may be found in Prof. Bailey
Pruning Book" pages 463 to 466. and
its advantages over the Spur" system
in vogue in some sections are set
forth In the Iowa State Experiment
Station bulletin No. 100 issued in 0c-
tober. 1915.
Harvesting and Marketing
The fruit ripsns uniformly and is
ready for harvest about the middle of
October in Western Washington and Q
week or ten days earlier in Eastern
sections. 1t is not injured by light
frosts but should be harvested as soon
as ripe and may be kept in cold stor.
age for two or three weeks, or mar
keted at once as conditions warrant.
For shipment to nearby markets the
fruit may be placed directly into bas.
kets as harvested, a basket holding
no or IL pounds OF grapes and equip
ped with thin board covers having
been found most suitable for this pur-
pose. Repacking in ordinary grape
baskets is thus avoided, and the fruit
reaches the market in better condition
than II repacked. II the fruit Is har-
vested during wet weather it should
be gathered in shallow trays and thor
oughly dried before being packed for
shipment. These suggestions apply to
the American grape rather than the
several varieties of European grapes
(Vitus Vinefera) grown in some sec
tions of Eastern Washington.
Arrangement Of the Vineyard
In laying out a vinyard it is well to
provide aisles about eight feet wide
running transversely to the trellises
and about 22O feet or the width OF an
acre, apart and to leave at least 10
feet turning space at the extremities
Of the rows. The vinyard will thus be
divided into sections which may be
DESIGNATED by letters as Section A,
Section B, etc. The rows should be
numbered consecutively starting with
number one in each section, and the
and POSTS of each row should beseQuip-
pel with small board signs upon which
the section letter and row number are
stenciled, as Al, B1, etc. This ar
ranEement will be found OF great con
yenience in fixing the location OF indi'
-yidual vines, the different varieties
etc. At least eight feet space should
be left between a fenceor other struc
ture and the row of vines running
parallel thereto to admit OF thorough
cultivation on both sides Of this row
Otherwise it's yield of fruit will be
very scant.
Packing House
A packing house OF liberal size
should be constructed and provided
with ample RACKS 1or INC seoA"eo ~
grapes, large quantities Of which may
be harvested In a short time before
any are shipped out. and with suitable
tables for sorting and packing. Ar
rangemsnts should also bs made te
provide free circulation OF air whicf
will aid in the drying OF fruit that II
wet when gathered.
Future Prospects
The growing demand for non-alco
ho,ic beverages will doubtless result
In the consumption OF large portion
Of Eastern grapes that heretofore have
found a market on this Coast which
will have to be supplied from our owl
VINEYARDS. This in addition 10 tn
.rovfnx demand for grapes for sinila
u.. On the Coast. coupled with the in
creased cost Of transportation, tend
"a make the future very promising Il
those who contemplate the planting o
Vineyards.