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HOW TO GROW GRAPES
By G E O R G E C H U S M A N N , P c
mologisi. Bureau ol R ant In­
dustry. United Slates Depart­
ment ol Agriculture.
MERTZ & LATTA
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S. A. WALKER
R A PES can be successfully
grow n alm ost ev ery w h ere In
this country, results w ith them
depending largely u p o D the se­
lection of varieties of the species su it­
ed to the respective conditions. In or
dinury practice grapevines are props
gated from seed, from cuttin g s, by lay­
ering or by g raftin g . For originating
new varieties seedlings m u s t , of course,
be used The Individual seedlings differ
so widely th a t they are seldom used
by the intelligent p la n te r even for g ra f t­
ing stock.
C uttin g s for propagation may be
p r e p n r ^ at any tim e a fte r th e vines
have become d o rm a n t O ther things
being equal and If they a re a fte rw a rd
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" A ” S tre e ts ; phone 863.
VINES G R A FTE D ACCORDING TO T n E C L E F T
GRAFT M ETH O D —TW O SCIONS A T LEFT.
O NE AT KIUUT.
well cared for, the sooner they a re pro
pared a fte r the vines have become d or­
m ant the better. T he length of cuttin g s
may vary from eig h t to tw en ty Inches,
depending on th e clim atic and other
conditions of th e locality in which
they are to he planted. Usually the
h o tter and d rier th e clim ate th e longer
th e c u ttin g s will need to be. They
should alw ay s be m ade from young,
well m atured wood and preferably
from medium sized, sh o rt Jointed
wood.
To m ake c u ttin g s cut close below
the low er bud. m aking the cu t som e­
w hat slanting, and leave ab o u t an Inch
of wood above th e upper bud or eye.
Propagated by Layers.
All varieties o f the vine m ay be
pro p ag ated by layers. T h e rotundl-
folia vines nre nearly alw ay s propa­
gated in th is m anner, but w ith oth er
species layering Is usually resorted to
only w ith varieties which do not root
rendlly from- cuttings.
lu layering
choose canes of the last seaso n ’s
gro w th , preferably those th a t sta rt
n ear th e base of the vine.
Bench g ra ftin g Is done on benches
or tables, usually Indoors durin g win
ter.
C u ttin g s of re sistan t varieties
th a t root easily or good, young, root­
ed plants nre usually bench grafted.
T h e g ra ftin g of vines grow ing In the
nu rsery Is called nursery g ra ftin g
T h is form of propagation Is usually re­
sorted to w ith v arieties re sista n t to
phylloxern th a t do not grow readily
from cu ttin g s. Rooted e u ttin g s of oth
e r varieties a re g ra fte d In the nursery
and resulting vines planted to the
vineyard.
In vineyard g raftin g the vines grow
Ing w hore they a re to rem nlu are
g ra fte d
Selection of Scion*.
From the preparing of
the food to the serving,
ab so lu te cleanliness and
painstaking care is observ­
ed by the
Forest Grove Oyster House
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Oysters
and Shellfish a
Specialty.
Open Day and Night
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50 0 for $2.25
T he selection and pro|<t>r keeping ot
the scions for g raftin g nre very Im
po rtan t. M edium sized, short Jointed,
firm, well ripened wood should be ae
leeted. Do not allow th e scions to dry
out, hut keep them do rm an t until used
by covering com pletely w ith fairly dry
»and In a cool, dry cellar.
In all g ra ftin g a Joining of the In-
tier bark of the stock and scion m ust
he accom plished. T his bnrk Is thicker
on th e stock th a n on th e scion. The
union, espe< Inlly In vineyard graftin g ,
needs lo be closely observed when the
scions nre Inserted In bench g raftin g
scions and stocks of like d iam eter can
he selected, m aking possible such per
feet g ra ftin g (h at th e Inner b ark s Join
s t alm ost every point, allow ing tbelr
knittin g to become easy and com plete
In bench g ra ftin g the visible and
ad v en titio u s buds are cut out of the
cu ttin g s used as stocks so as to prevent
ns much as possible the sp routing of
su ck ers from th e stocks s fte r they are
planted
In vineyard g ra ftin g many operators
a m onth or so before g ra ftin g cut oti
th e stem of th e vine an Inch or two
above w here It Is to be g rafted so th a t
th e stock may bleed profusely W ater
sp ro u ts th a t o th erw ise would appear
a re th u s to n g reat e x ten t elim inated
In cle ft g ra ftin g the vines a re cut
oft a t a sm ooth place n ear and p refer­
ably a little above the su rfa c e of the
ground unless It Is desired to have the
g ra fts estab lish them selves on th eir
own roots, as It m akes th e rem oval of
w a te r spro u ts and roots sta rtin g from
th e scion m uch easier and lessens the
dnnger of In lurlng the acton before It is
thoroughly k n itted to th e stock.
Bsncb Grafting.
In bench g ra ftin g s sm ooth su rface
for g raftin g It selected above a node
on th e sto'-k T he nod* keep* th e stock
from sp littin g below It d u rin g the
g ra ftin g process A fter cu ttin g off the
stock, w hether a vine or a cutting, split
It longitudinally w ith a knife or sh ears
or. If a heavy vine, with a chisel. In
cleft g ra ftin g stocks not more than
an Inch In d iam e ter the sh ears can be
used In m aking both the horizontal and
the longitudinal c u ts To p revent the
bruising of the bark In cu ttin g keep
the blade of th e sh ears on tbe aide
w here the scion (a to be Inserted. To
prepure tbe scion cut w ith a sh arp
knife a sim ple w edge, beginning a t or
slightly below a bud and m aking a
long sloping c u t tow ard the middle
and a sim ilar one on tbe opposite side
Scions ol tw o ey es a re preferable. To
Insert opeu m e cleft and push the scloo
In firmly until tbe bud Is Just above
the upper end of tb e stock, taking
care th a t the Inner barks or stock and
scion fit closely. W hen large vines are
g rafted It may req uire a m etal wedge
to open tbe c le f t In large vines tw o
scions, one on each side, are frequently
used
A nother fuv o rlte m ethod w ith sm all
stocks, especially iu bench g raftin g ,
when tb e d iam eter of tbe stock Is the
sam e or very little g reater th an th a t of
the scion. Is th e BDglUb cleft, sp lit or
w hip g r a f t
T h e tre a tm e n t given vines d u rin g th e
first yenrs o f th e ir grow th largely de­
term in es th e profit aDd pleasu re to be
derived from them .
If Im properly
cared for d u rin g th is period sa tisfa c ­
tory re tu rn s a re not obtained a fte r­
w ard.
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Cuttings and Rooted Vines.
If c u ttin g s a re p lanted and tb e sap-
ply Is sufficient tw o In each place In­
crease th e ch an ces of g ettin g a full
stand. Should both cu ttin g s grow one
of them can easily be pulled up w ith ­
out In ju rin g th e other. To protect the
c u ttin g s from d ry ing out p la n t them
so th a t th e top bud projects only a
trlfie above the ground.
If rooted vines, e ith er plain or g r a f t­
ed, are used th e roots should be cut
buck to th ree to four Inches, depend­
ing on th eir vigor Duly one cane of
the top should be l e f t and this should
be cu t back to tw o or three good buds
If g ra fts ure u s e d all s c I o d roots aud
all su ck ers sbould be carefully re­
moved.
D uring tbe first ypar a fte r planting P h o to s @ by A m erican P re s s A ssociation.
no pruning or tra in in g Is usually glv
en. alth o u g h it Is perhaps a good plan MRS. W IL L IA M JE N N IN G S BRYAN (AT TO P)
AND MRS. JO S E P H U S D A N IE L S.
w ith vigorous pluots. especially if tbe
If Mr. Wilson had allow ed the wo­
season Is propitious, to rub off all ex­
cept the stra lg h te st and stro n g est of men of th e country to select his cabi­
th e young shoots th a t s t a r t T h e fol­ net m em bers for th e qualifications of
low ing w in ter tb e vines sbould be tb elr w ives alone th e re w ould be a big
prim ed and stak ed before they s ta rt to O. K. a fte r every nam e.
Mrs. B ryan, the w ife of th e secre­
grow, th e size of the sta k e used de­
pending ou tb e m ethod of training tary of state, is a m ost im p o rtan t link
iu the social chain. To her will fall
adopted.
By tb e third y ear all vines should the delicate ta s k of m ain tain in g
have erect, s tra ig h t stem s, w ith tw o friendly relations betw een tbe w ives
or m ore canes grow ing from the p rin ­ of all foreign d iplom ats and o th er wo
cipal p a r t out of which tbe bead or men of th e cabinet and tb e social
crow n Is to he form ed and from which world a t large. Mrs. B ryan know s
tb e grow th of the vine la to be renew ­ W ashington from the sm allest d e ta ils
of Its governm ent m achinery to the
ed from year to year.
To prune Intelligently thp age. size com plicated m aze of social intricacies.
and condition of tb e p la n t the location, She will be aided in th e d u ty of official
clim ate, soli and o th er featu res of Its e n te rta in in g by a d a u g h te r and d au g h ­
en vironm ent and tbe principles gov­ ter-in-law .
Mr. McAdoo, th e new se c retary of
erning Its life m ust be considered.
A sta te m e n t of som e of the more Im­ the treasu ry . Is a w idow er, an d his
p o rta n t of th ese life principles follows- eldest d a u g h te r will a c t as hostess for
T he sap flows w ith greatest force to her fath er. T he McAdoo fam ily will
th e o u ter ex tre m ities; the more up­ m ake a notable addition to W ashing­
right a branch Is th e more sap Bows ton society.
Mrs. B urleson, th e w ife of th e new
Into It; th e sup when ab u n d an t and ac­
tive produces wood; tbe more abundant p o stm aster general, will need no in ­
tb e flow of tb e sap th e larger and later troduction to W ashington society or
the fru it; th e ascending sap grow s th e public In general. She has lived
richer th e fa rth e r It flows; checking a t th e cap ital for a n u m b er of y ears
the flow of th e sap m akes the plant a s the w ife of a popular m em ber of
She m akes
bear earliet and produces more and congress from T exas.
richer f r u it T he vine usually bears Its g racefu l u se of her pen in p lay ettes
fruit on new shoots grow ing from the and w ork of a light and w itty nature.
wood of the previous year, The tim e I i t is ofteu said. “ W h a t a pity Mrs.
for pruning is iu w luter. when the I B urleson does not devote her e n tire
vines are d o rm a n t They sbould not ; tim e to w riting, for she m ight tak e a
be cu t when frozen or w hile the sap Is ' p rom inent place am ong p lay w rig h ts.”
Mrs. Jo se p h u s D aniels adds an o th er
(lowing rapidly. Sum m er pruning is
practiced on th e young grow th to regu­ g racefu l southern w om an to official so-
late tb e q u a n tity of fruit aud the 1 ciety. She Is alread y well know n in
j W ashington, w here h er m other, Mrs.
shape of the p la n t
In pruning one or more of th e follow­ W orth Baglcy. lives. As th e w ife of
ing objects are usually accom plished: tb e se c retary of th e navy she is an a s­
P a rts of p la n ts rem oved, renew ed, pro­ sured success.
Mrs. F ran k lin L ane Is an o th er cabi-
mote«! or re ta rd e d ; w ounded and d is­
eased plants cured; the shapes aud hab­ j net w om an already Identified w ith
its of plants modifiial; the size and W ashington life. She is fond of m usic,
q u an tity of the fru it Increased or di­ a rt and lite ra tu re , h as an n rtistlc home
m inished; the q u ality of tbe fru it Im­ and likes d ancing and the lig h ter ac­
proved; the fruit m ade to ripen earlier com plishm ents of society. T h e secre-
or la te r; a regular succession of fruit J tn ry of th e In terio r and Mrs. I.ane
secured, and the spraying, training, | have tw o children, a son of sixteen
cultivation and g athering of th e fruit an d a d au g h te r, N ancy, ten y ears old.
M rs Bindley M. G arrison, w ife of
facilitated
th e new secretary o f w ar. Is a s tr a n ­
Methods Used In Pruning.
ger In W ashington, and so Is her h u s­
T h ere nre various w ays In which band. She is a w estern girl, b u t w as
the obJe«-ts of pruning are accom plish raised In P hiladelphia. H er fa th e r w as
eil
For Instance, the grow th and C aptain Sam uel H lU leburne. U. S. A.
health of n p lant are promoted and ths
Mrs. Rwifleld. w ife o f th e new sec­
size of the fru it Is lncreas«-d (ll by re­ retary o f com m erce, Is fam iliar w ith
m oving nil th e diseased parts and suck th e d u ties devolving upon th e w ife of
era. (2 1 by shortening extended shoots,
a cab in e t m em ber. She Is a New York
side shoots and laterals. i 3 i by putting
w om an, b u t has sp en t p a rt of each se a ­
upright th e p art w hose rapid grow th Is
son In W nahlngton since her husband
desired and (4) by rem oving the fruit
becam e a m em ber o f th e house. A
huds or f r u it T he plant Is retarded I d
D em ocratic w om an snld recently of
grow th and m ade to bear earlier and
richer frn lt by shortening the leading M rs Rodfield, "You can n o t b e tte r d e­
shoots snd leaving the fruit bearing scribe h er th an th a t she Is exactly th e
wood and by bending down the branch type of w om an you w ould expect to be
es and ring pruning them
T he heal associated w ith th e W ilson adm inis­
Ing of w ounded snd diseased p lan ts Is tratio n an d has th e sam e tendencies,
prom oted by rem oving the Injured sam e likes and dislikes as has Mrs.
p a rts snd dressing the wound. The Wilson.
S ecretary W illiam B. W ilson of th e
head of s p lant Is renew ed hy cutting
off the branches shove; the head Is new d e p a rtm e n t o f labor will have th e
m ade to grow thicker by cu ttin g back youngest hostess for his household of
th e o u ter branches and to grow thin any cabinet m em ber. Miss Agnes W il­
ner by am p u tatin g all canes on w hich son. w ho will tak e h er m o th er’s place,
ns the se c re ta ry 's w ife Is not fond of
th ere la too m urb grow th
T h ere are so m any specie# of grapes, society and p refers to keep her young
each having peculiarities of Its own fam ily on the farm In Pennsylvania.
T h e secretary of ag ricu ltu re and his
and th erefo re responding m ost readily
to certain cu ltu ral method* to w hich It w ife a re now In W ashington, and Mrs.
Is best adapted, th a t th e pruning, tra in ­ H ouston Is m aking her first acquatnt-
ing and grow ing o f vine*, which o th e r sn ee w ith official circles
Ja m e s C- M cReynolds. atto rn ey gen­
wise may ap p ear q n lte simple, become
com plicated o perations In w hich com ­ eral. ts th e only bachelor of th e c a b i­
paratively few people grow e x p e rt and net. H e will probably have tw en ty In
v ttatlons for d in n er In a single nlgbt
vineyards In w hich serious m lstik
are not mad* I re rare.
and becom e at once a lion of society.
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