. The American fruit culturist, containing directions for the propagation and culture of all fruits adapted to the United States. Fruit-culture. THE GRAPE. 413 two or even three buds on each spur, so as to form two or three bearing shoots from each, in order to obtain a fuller crop. This is, however, dtawing too severely on the vine for continued practice. To maintain the vigor of the vineyard, as well as to obtain large, well-developed, well-ripened bunches and berries, the vin^ should never be over-cropped; Fig. 562.—Pruned Vine. and one shoot from each spur is, therefore, sufficient. The re
. The American fruit culturist, containing directions for the propagation and culture of all fruits adapted to the United States. Fruit-culture. THE GRAPE. 413 two or even three buds on each spur, so as to form two or three bearing shoots from each, in order to obtain a fuller crop. This is, however, dtawing too severely on the vine for continued practice. To maintain the vigor of the vineyard, as well as to obtain large, well-developed, well-ripened bunches and berries, the vin^ should never be over-cropped; Fig. 562.—Pruned Vine. and one shoot from each spur is, therefore, sufficient. The reports which are often made of six, seven, and eight tons of g^rapes from an acre, may be set down as evidences of bad management and over-exhaustion of the vines. Three to four tons per acre is the largest amount which good and continued success will warrant. By raising bearing shoots from the same spur for successive. 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 Thomas, J. J. (John Jacob); Wood, William H. S. New York, Orange Judd
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