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fit least wise to accept what must and ought 

 to be, rather than to fight against it. It is 

 better to accept the situation while we can do 

 it without loss, than to wait till it is forced 

 upon us, with its consequences. It would, 

 notwithstanding, in many cases, be a hard, 

 and in some perhaps an impossible task, to 

 convince those who already have vineyards 

 of poor kinds, that they would in the end 

 be gainers by immediately, or even gradually, 

 replacing them by better ones; and yet we 

 believe this to be strictly true. The change, 

 notwithstanding, will not be delayed; having 

 been begun, it will go on just as rapidly as 

 the material for effecting it can be produced. 

 It is for those, however, who are now plant 

 ing vineyards to choose wisely as to the part 

 they will take in carrying forward this reform 

 movement in grape culture. Happily, they are 

 aiding it to an extent that could hardly have 

 been hoped for, so largely are they planting the 

 good kinds ; and thus the movement goes on. 

 There will be a strong opposition to it, no 

 doubt, on the part of some who have vine 

 yards of poor kinds, since they will think that 

 it involves a sacrifice of their invested inter 

 ests; but herein they will most certainly be 



