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Show PLANTING GRAPES Iff SPRING IS FAVORED They Are Particularly Adapted (a Farm Gardens, or Trained Over Wire Trellis. Crapes will grow almost anywhere?-, and tire very sure bearers. Tlirjr are particularly adapted to the farm fctir-(lens, fctir-(lens, or even have a place in the yard along lli' fence, or trained over a wire or wooden trellis. They may Iw planted plant-ed either in the fall or in the siiiiu. hut siring planting is to be preffrrwf. Vines one or two years old may ti used, and the soil tinned about tltr: roots. Cultivate frequently during if-summer. if-summer. Wood ashes supply the Iwrt fertilizer for grapes, and us iihio half a bushel can be used lor -jirt, vine. Keep the vines growing i;.icH ami for the first season do tin jniti-ing. jniti-ing. Entlj the second spring cut bnrfc Ihe strongest canes to three or fonr buds, and remove all the others. In. the spring, after the buds have .ttart-ed. .ttart-ed. rub off but two of the st r-rc J and train these as desired. After tJo' second year, tliin,nt all .suiwrtroiii wood, leaving enough to bear .U) r 40 clusters on each vine. There are a great many systems of pruning, but the simplest is the one to be iiiio;vieei for the farm garden. A frame tn-Ilis. or wire strung on properly brared!. posts, answers the purpose very' nicely. There arc a great numlxT of varieties, but Koui" of the old sttiiidliys are tht safest. |