| Show F FARM ARM AND GARDEN GAEDEN MATTERS OF INTEREST TO agriculturists aono up cp to date ninen about cul col u of r the soil and o c and floriculture E G Lo bodeme deme i repart department ment of aarl culture report 5 all tho the fru fruit it ol of the vine in any ono year Is borne upon the fruit of that year which grow from the canes produced the pr preceding seceding year and since the number of 0 clusters borno borne upon a single shoot Is airey fairly airly con constant stant varying generally from on to the number ot of buds left upon a vine when it Is pruned determines with considerable accuracy the number of clusters which the vine will possess these facts serve as the chief guides to the operator in the vineyards when estimating the probable capacity of a vino vine luring during the next season ot of bearing usually more buds are allowed to remain than would be safe aate if 11 each one were sure to be ba perfect an excess of 10 to 20 per cent Is generally left in new york vineyards to take the places of such buds as are imperfect or of those which become injured 0 6 the position ot of the bearing wood upon a vine Is of 0 secondary importance as regards the effect upon the quantity and quality of 0 the fruit but as a frequent change or renewal ot of the entire top appears to be desirable the young bearing wood should be as near the root of 0 the plant as circumstances will allow when the important relation of 0 these essential points to successful grape growing Is thoroughly considered the secondary character ot 01 the training of 0 the vine becomes apparent A system of 0 training may become popular in a locality simply as the effect of some trifling cause and not as a result of extended cc comparisons or experiences it Is well understood and therefore used yet there is scarcely a system which is not more or less modified by the individual grower to so much so ile that often many VI v riat lons ions of some well known method will be found in the same locality each Is a staunch supporter of his bis own method and the conclusion which one must necessarily reach Is that the grower Is the plain main factor the system being merely a convenience ven veni lence ence capable of much variation yet every important grape growing district has one or more characteristic methods of training its grape vines this plainly shows that such methods are well suited gulled to the locality and to the varieties of grapes grown there for this reason they deserve study as well as comparison with other methods in successful uso use when tho the advantages and disadvantages ol of the various typical systems are well understood it is IB a comparatively easl aas ma matter t to select one which will prole proe successful even under peculiar stances et ances in case of necessity essly rn nn entirely new method may be t to 0 suit the requirements of a ceri certain aln locality all that Is essential la is is io adapt the system to the stated above and to limit all in accordance with them |
