322 



Journal of Agriculture. 



[lo May, 1909. 



The EsTACioN Enologica. 



This has been mentioned as one of the experimental and educational 

 stations, established under the comparatively recent policy of State aid 

 to viticulture. Another similar station has (juite lately been opened at 

 Reus, but was not yet in working order at the time of my visit. The 

 Villafranca station itself, has lately Ixen entirely remodelled and brought 

 up to date, a thoroughlv equipped laboratory, capable of accommodating 

 50 students, being one of the chief additions. Experimental vine plots 

 of all kinds are conducted in connexion witii the station, which is under 

 the direction of Don Cristobal Mestre Artigas who has only recentlx 

 been appointed to the position. He received me most courteously and 

 I much regretted the unavoidable brevity of m\- ^•isit. Run on similar 

 lines to the other " Estaciones," I have described, this institution is 

 doing good work. Affinity problems are receiving a good deal of atten- 

 tion. I was informed that the small round muscat of the district does 

 well on 1202, but is less satisfactory on A.R.G.t. 



CART FOR HANDLING HEAVY WINE CASKS. 



Don Cristobal supplied me with some interesting figures as to gravi- 

 ties, acidities and vields of some of the leading varieties of Cataluna. 

 These observations were made at the Estacion, on grafted vines three 

 vears old. 



Vavictv. 



Trepat 



Malvasia Roja 

 Suiiioll 



(Janiaclia Roja 

 Teinpraiiillo 

 firaciano ... 

 Aranion (2 years) 

 Malbeck ... 

 Cariiiena . . . 



Red \'.u;ii:tii; 



Yield per aire. 



Tons Cwts. 



c 8 



12 



(iia\itv- 

 Haum6. 



12.-; 

 .3.S 

 II .4 



10. o 



12.3 

 10.3 



Aciilitv jiei- 1, coc- 

 as Tai-tai-ic Aei<l. 



-.8 

 6.2- 

 S.ti 



5-97 



7.65 

 9.64. 



/•H 

 7.65 



