TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



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HISTORICAL 5 



Raisins 5 



The Currant 6 



Muscatels 7 



Dehesa Raisins 7 



Lexias or Lye-dipped Raisins 9 



Various Kinds of Raisins 10 



Muscatels ; Currants ; Belvideres ; Black Smyrnas ; California Malagas ; California 



Sun-dried Sultanas ; Seedless Muscatels ; Thompson Seedless ; Dried Grapes ; 

 Lexias ; California Dipped ; Smyrnas ; Faros ; Huascos. 



RAISIN DISTRICTS 10 



Foreign Districts 10 



Raisins in Ancient Times 10 



Modern Raisin Districts 1 1 



The Malaga District 12 



Extent and Age ; Climate ; Soil ; Location of the Vineyard ; Varieties of Grapes ; 



Characteristics of the Raisins ; Yield of Grapes ; Distances of the Vines ; Prun- 

 ing ; Manuring and Fertilizing ; Drying Floors or Sequeros ; Drying and Curing ; 

 Packing; Labor. 



Valencia and Denia 15 



Extent of the District ; Soils and Appearance of the District ; Climate ; Irrigation ; 



Quality of the Raisins ; Planting and Care ; Dipping and Scalding ; Drying and 

 Curing ; Packing and Disposing of the Crop ; Export and Production. 



Corinth and Currants 22 



Historical and Geographical Notes ; Characteristics and Quality ; Soil and Irrigation ; 



Preparation of the Land ; Distances of the Currant Vines ; Care of Cuttings, 

 Planting and Grafting ; Pruning the Vines ; Care of the Vineyard ; Ringing the 

 Branches ; Drying and Curing ; Cost of Currant Vineyards in Greece ; Con- 

 sumption and Production. ^ 



Smyrna Raisins 30 



Districts in Smyrna ; Climate ; Care of the Vines ; Dipping, Drying and Curing ; 



Production and Export ; Cost of Vineyards in Smyrna ; Other Varieties of 

 Raisins. 



Italy and Italian Raisins 36 



Lipari and Belvidere ; Pantellaria ; Calabria. 



Chile and Huasco Raisins 36 



Characteristics ; Location ; Varieties ; Soils ; Climate ; Irrigation ; The Vineyard ; 



Drying and Curing. 



California Raisin Districts 38 



A General Review 38 



Early History; Later Planting ; Acreage and Crops. 



Yolo and Solano 40 



Soil and Climate ; The Vineyard ; The Crop. 



Northern California 43 



General Remarks; Placer County; Yuba County; Sutler County; Colusa County; 



Butte County; Tehama County; Shasta County. 



Fresno, Merced, Tulare and Kern 44 



Extent and Location ; Soils and Climate ; Irrigation ; The Vineyard ; Pruning and 



Other Operations; The Crop. 



