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is expeded to be as great, or greater, than 

 ever. Some, however, do not attend to 

 this ; but, after grubbing the vines, plough 

 the foil, and fow vetches very thick, or 

 buck-wheat. This they plough in when a 

 full crop. Upon this they harrow in corn, 

 and take one or two crops, after which 

 they plant vines again ; but this is not 

 reckoned equally good with the other me- 

 thod, 



Jn fbme vineyards, efpecially towards 

 Paris, my friend informed me, that they 

 plant cabbages, turneps, beans, and other 

 legumes, between the rows of the vines ; 

 but this is prejudicial to them, and only 

 fubmitted to for the fake of a little imme- 

 di..:e profit. It is, generally fpeaking, a 

 very bad practice. 



The vintage, generally, is the laft week 

 in September, and the two firft in October. 

 But, in vineyards uninclofed, which arc 

 common in this province, no man is to be- 

 gin before he is allowed by the publication 

 of the ban des vendanges, which is a licence 

 to begin ; after which any perfon may begin 

 as they like. Three parts in four of the 

 difference between wines, are owing to the 



methods 



