. The Canadian horticulturist [monthly], 1901. Gardening; Canadian periodicals. FIG 69 ground beneath the vine. All these things make for cheap production and, with pres- ent prices for grapes, cheapness of produc- tion has to be very earnestly considered. In the true Kniffin system two wires are used, the lower about three and a half feet from the ground, and the upper about five and a half feet. In the third spring a single strong cane is tied to the top wire and also to the lower. This cane will form the permanent trunk. At the end of the third season there will be eight or nine good canes
. The Canadian horticulturist [monthly], 1901. Gardening; Canadian periodicals. FIG 69 ground beneath the vine. All these things make for cheap production and, with pres- ent prices for grapes, cheapness of produc- tion has to be very earnestly considered. In the true Kniffin system two wires are used, the lower about three and a half feet from the ground, and the upper about five and a half feet. In the third spring a single strong cane is tied to the top wire and also to the lower. This cane will form the permanent trunk. At the end of the third season there will be eight or nine good canes on the main stem. Two of the upper ones are selected and cut. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original St. Catharines, E. S. Leavenworth
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