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than trying patchwork, as many have done, in planting 

 non-resistant vines in place of those killed out by the 

 phylloxera. It cannot reasonably be expected that a 

 young vine would flourish in a soil impoverished by the 

 growth, for fifteen to twenty years, of vines which took 

 from the soil the same elements required by the young 

 vine. There is, in fact, no time gained by replanting 

 among older vines, and it is simply impossible to obtain 

 an even stand where it is practiced. Such management 

 has done much to bring non-resistant vines into bad 

 repute. Let the land rest for a year or two, giving it 

 careful and thorough cultivation, then plant it with 

 first-class roots or cuttings, and they will make better 

 growth in two years than patchwork planting will make 

 in four. Let the new vines attain sufficient strength, 

 then graft them at or near the surface, with the best 

 wood for the purpose. If it is necessary to plant sooner, 

 to keep up a vineyard better, take a new piece of ground, 

 and let the others have a much-needed rest. I write 

 from personal experience, having tried both methods 

 and seen them tried by my neighbors. 



CHAPTER XLVL 



MARKETING GRAPES. 



The varieties suitable for the market have been de- 

 scribed on foregoing pages. The process of picking and 

 packing may be described in few words : The grapes 

 are generally picked one day and packed the next, to 

 give the stems a slight wilting so they will pack more 

 snugly. When picked they are carried to the packing 

 house, where, the next day, all small, imperfect or dam- 



