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vineyard clean and its soil loose. In our best vineyards little improvement' 

 is possible in this direction, but as regards depth we certainly have mucb 

 to learn from Southern France. I feel sure that even earlier ploughing, 

 than is the rule there, will, owing to our greater need for stiidying the- 

 conservation of moisture, prove the proper course especially in dry 

 situations. 



VINEYARD HORSE PERCHERON BREED. 



A deep ploughing in very early winter would be tantamount to fallow- 

 ing, which, in the case of cereal crops is now generally recognised as the 

 fundamental basis of our wheat production. The general execution of 

 such a deep, early ploughing would practically mean the application of 



TKAM UF MULKS AT VEkCllANr. 



the dry farming methods wei hear so much of nowdays, to the cultivation! 

 of the vine. 



Mules for Vineyard Work. 



A Victorian cannot fail to he much struck by the extent to which mules; 

 are used for vinevard work in Southern France. 



