. Agriculture, its fundamental principles. Agriculture. FIELD, ORCHARD, AND GARDEN CROPS 183 table grapes, which arc nati\'cs of Europe and Asia, are suc- cessfully raised in California and in sections of the South. Grapes thrive best in warm, fertile soil, with sunny exposure. They are grown froin cuttings and layers. The vines are trained to trellises or stakes, and should be well pruned during the dormant season. It should be remembered that " fruit forms upon shoots that grow this year from eyes that were formed on the wood that grew last ; After the harvest is over, grapevi
. Agriculture, its fundamental principles. Agriculture. FIELD, ORCHARD, AND GARDEN CROPS 183 table grapes, which arc nati\'cs of Europe and Asia, are suc- cessfully raised in California and in sections of the South. Grapes thrive best in warm, fertile soil, with sunny exposure. They are grown froin cuttings and layers. The vines are trained to trellises or stakes, and should be well pruned during the dormant season. It should be remembered that " fruit forms upon shoots that grow this year from eyes that were formed on the wood that grew last ; After the harvest is over, grapevines should not be neglected, left to be choked with weeds and injured by fungous growth. They need to be kept thrifty and vigorous so as to mature new wood and develop healthy buds for next season's growth. EXERCISE 1. Raise on well-prepared, well-cultivated plots the vegetables which succeed best in your localitv. Select good varieties and try to improve them. How can you do this? 2. Compare the parts of different plants which make their growth underground, — such as a sweet potato, a turnip, a white potato, and an CourtOBy of New Mexico At;ric'iiltiiral Stiitiun GKArKS. 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 Soule, Andrew MacNairn. [from old catalog]; Turpin, Edna Henry Lee, 1867-1952, joint author. Richmond, Atlanta [etc. ] B. F. Johnson publishing company
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