. The fruit-growers guide-book. if it is not naturallyfertile. It is even best under average conditions to growsome legummous crop for a couple of years before plant-ing the vines in order to fill the soil with organic matterto improve the texture and nitrogen. When turning undera crop of green manure it should be turned under as deeplyas possible and then work down smooth with a disk should be remembered in setting a vineyard that it is tolast a lifetime-and more, and like building a house the moresolid the foundation the better will be the super vineyard which is well p
. The fruit-growers guide-book. if it is not naturallyfertile. It is even best under average conditions to growsome legummous crop for a couple of years before plant-ing the vines in order to fill the soil with organic matterto improve the texture and nitrogen. When turning undera crop of green manure it should be turned under as deeplyas possible and then work down smooth with a disk should be remembered in setting a vineyard that it is tolast a lifetime-and more, and like building a house the moresolid the foundation the better will be the super vineyard which is well planted will be more easily caredfor in future years and be more profitable than one whichis put in in a hurry. Planting. On this account the ground should be rich at the timethe vines are planted in order to give the young plants a 214 The Fruit-Growers Guide-Book good start. If manure is available, a generous amount ofit should be worked into the soil a couple of years beforesetting the vines, as it will then become thoroughly. At a are shown several single-eye grape cuttings, and atb the ordinary three-eye grape cuttings as commonly made. decomposed and be in better shape for the reception ofthe young plants. One-year-old vines are the most satis-factory, unless especially well grown two-year-old vinescan be had. The objection that is made to two-year-old Planting 215 vines by many experienced vineyardists, is that they areleft-overs which the nurseryman has lined-out and growna second, or even a third year before being able to disposeof them. The planting should be done as early in thespring as it is possible to work the soil into good condi-tion. The distance apart to set the vines varies to a greatextent with the variety and local conditions, but for theEastern and Middle Western conditions 6x8 feet apart isthe usual distance. Where the soil is especially fertile,and the vines are of very strong growing varieties, the dis-tance should be even farther apart than this. The o
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