. The pruning-book; a monograph of the pruning and training of plants as applied to American conditions. 278. Chautauqua or Brocton training. spurs, and probably will eventually give placeto other systems. Aside from the spur-pruning,the system is much like the following, which isa modification to allow of renewal, and to whichthe reader is referred for further details. Thismodification, which may be called the High Re-newal,* and which is one of the most serviceable *Tenn first used in the original edition of American Grape Train-ing, 1893. HIGH RENEWAL TRAINING 441 of any of the styles of tr
. The pruning-book; a monograph of the pruning and training of plants as applied to American conditions. 278. Chautauqua or Brocton training. spurs, and probably will eventually give placeto other systems. Aside from the spur-pruning,the system is much like the following, which isa modification to allow of renewal, and to whichthe reader is referred for further details. Thismodification, which may be called the High Re-newal,* and which is one of the most serviceable *Tenn first used in the original edition of American Grape Train-ing, 1893. HIGH RENEWAL TRAINING 441 of any of the styles of trainiug, although it hasnever been fully described, we shall now high renewal.—This is an upright train-ing which is now very extensively employed in thelake regions of New York and elsewhere. Itstarts the head or branches of the vine fromeighteen to thirty inches from the ground. Theideal height for most varieties is probably about. 279. The second season of upright training. two feet to the first wire, although thirty inchesis better than eighteen. If the vines are lowerthan two feet, thej are liable to be injured by theplow or cultivator, the earth is dashed against theclusters by heavy rains, and if the shoots becomeloose they strike the ground and the grapes aresoon soiled. A single trunk or arm is carried upto the required height, or if good branches hap-pen to form lower down, two main canes are car-ried from this point up to the required distance tomeet the lower wire, so that the trunk becomes Y-shaped, as seen in Figs, 279, 281, 285. In fact. 442 AMERICAN GRAPE TRAINING, CONCLUDED
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