. Cyclopedia of American horticulture : comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening; Horticulture; Horticulture; Horticulture. 674 GRAPE scribed, is most effectual to land the brush on the ground between the rows. , , , ., The next operation is to haul the brush to the end of the row. Many tools have been devised for this pur- pose, some of them involving considerable expense. It is now the ge
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture : comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening; Horticulture; Horticulture; Horticulture. 674 GRAPE scribed, is most effectual to land the brush on the ground between the rows. , , , ., The next operation is to haul the brush to the end of the row. Many tools have been devised for this pur- pose, some of them involving considerable expense. It is now the general practice to use a simple pole-one a little larger than would be used to bind a load of logs, and not so large as required in binding a load of hay. It may be a sapling about 4 inches at the butt and 2% inches at the top, ai end is to be held in the be pushed along the gr pole by a rope drawn tl from the butt or groum of the row, it stems t gather any brush at all. first wad, and all the n At the end of the row I nient pile, where it is to be burnt-d. and is dumped by letting the end of the pole held in the hand revolve over towards the horse. If the pole hits the horse, the opera- tor will see that there is not enough stretch of rope be- tween the pole and whiffletree, and more must be provided. Tying is done bv women, boys and girls, and cheap men. The tying m'aterials are wire, wool-twine, raffia, willow and carpet-rags. The horizontal arms, at the lower wire, are more or less permanent, and they are loosely confined to the wire, always by string or willow. The vertical canes, which are fastened to the GRAPE matter. Grapes, like most other fruits, are influenced in character bv difference of location. There are many more Concords sold than anv other variety, yet by the fastidious Grape eater it is thought far inferior to many other varieties. However, as it is the sort the public most want, and is a good vielder, it is probably the most The small â butt end to itched t
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