Show 0 Meff liAl 0 PRUNING TREES AND VINES GETS RESULTS it Is always advisable to give the fruit trees and vines some needed attention in the form of pruning A few hours careful work with the pr pruning un shears and hook will greatly increase future fruit yields ou on the average farm farin the grape probably receives the least pruning ng of any of the fruit plants too often when pruning Is done the vines are pruned by the spur system instead of the long cane system which hor ticul jurists advise grapes are produced on shoots which spring from one year old wood and the pruning of the vino vine is therefore primarily a renewal proposition A certain amount of wood of the previous years growth must be saved each year jor for fruit production and d provision made for a renewal growth which can be used the follo folio ing year in pruning a vine according to the long cane system canes that grow well back on the body of the vine should be saved instead of selecting those that are farthest away from the base of the vine four to six lon long g canes with a total of thirty flye five to fifty buds should be enough to produce a good crop on one vine it Is a good gond plan to leave a few spurs attached to the plain main body of the vise vine and and two or three feet above ground these will send out new canes to produce the folloN following tIng scars ears crop the best fruiting cane is that which Is ia about as thick as a lead pencil and carries ten to twelve buds by selecting long canes in the main part of the vine tor for fruiting the vines con can be kept from spreading over a large area and much useless wood growth may be dispensed with wallaces farmer |