Appendix to the Journals of the Senate and Assembly of the .. session of the Legislature of the State of California . he chaintre method of culture may beimproved upon. We shall give our ideas on this subject. Experience has convinced us that in viticulture a person shouldseek out the simplest and easiest methods. This idea induced us toadopt the form of a single cordon having thereon arms symmetricallydisposed, such as are used in the methods adopted in bottom idea also led to our preference, in the cliaintre method, of theform used by Mr. Arthur Johnston, consisting of one arm. (F
Appendix to the Journals of the Senate and Assembly of the .. session of the Legislature of the State of California . he chaintre method of culture may beimproved upon. We shall give our ideas on this subject. Experience has convinced us that in viticulture a person shouldseek out the simplest and easiest methods. This idea induced us toadopt the form of a single cordon having thereon arms symmetricallydisposed, such as are used in the methods adopted in bottom idea also led to our preference, in the cliaintre method, of theform used by Mr. Arthur Johnston, consisting of one arm. (Fig. 94.) In order to derive all the advantage possible from the chaintremethod, such a form must be chosen for the framework of the vinesas will enable them to cover all the ground devoted to them, andinsure a proper distribution of the fruit, neither too crowded nor toofar apart, on the canes that will be developed. Figure 95 represents our ideal; it is readily seen that it is the appli-cation of our unilateral cordon to the ground, with a few modifica-tions in pruning and in the space allowed between the As in the chaintre method, the vine must first be pruned close tothe ground; when it is old enough to be made to assume its regularform, it is pruned to a single cane, which is topped to four fiftlis ofits heiglit; the eyes and shoots of this cane will i>o rubbed oft at theproper time from the collar of the roots uj) to a height of about threefeet; all the shoots, too, on the side opposite tiiat on which the armsare to be left must be rubbed off; it would be well, also, to thin themout if they are too thick on the side where the arms are to be, IJ2 THE CHAINTRE SYSTEM OF SO that they will develop uniformly. It would be very advantageousto fasten this stem to a horizontal slat, so as to have the cordons asstraight as possible; and we must see that the vine assumes the shapeof a swans neck at its base. The first year the cordon is established the vines must be inspect
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