31 SYSTEMS OF CULTIVATION. 



whilst at this distance you have more room to cultivate 

 without injuring the bines. 



"If this plan is adopted, you must prepare 889 small 

 sticks, a foot to 18 inches long, 'for every acre, that being 

 the number of hills which an acre will take at 7 feet 

 square. First square your field, and then commence in 

 the centre, working right and left ; you will thus be more 

 likely to be correct than if you begin on one side. 



" Your field being truly set out, you may prepare for 

 planting ; if you plant bedded or yearling sets (which are 

 far preferable to cuttings), a man should take a spade, and 

 remove the soil from two sides of the stick, the opening 

 being 2 inches wide at the top, and 4 to 5 inches at the 

 bottom, which should be deep enough to let the roots lie 

 straight. Two strong-bedded roots are sufficient for a hill, 

 but if not strong, three may be better. Care should be 

 taken to bring the head of each root as close to the stick as 

 possible ; some good, fine soil should then be put to the roots, 

 and made firm with the foot. For a plantation of 20 acres, 

 with suitable oasts and cooling rooms to dry and cool the 

 crop in one month, for a first-class growth, the following 

 varieties are recommended : 5 acres of Cooper's White, or 

 3 Cooper's and 2 Jones's ; 6 acres Mathon's ; 6 or 7 acres of 

 G-oldings, and 2 or 3 acres of Grapes ; but this distribution of 

 sorts must, in a measure, be governed by the quality of the 

 land, that variety being most largely planted which is best 

 suited to the soil. The crop ought to be secured in three 

 weeks, or certainly not more than a month ; and it is most 

 important to have an early sort, such as Cooper's White or 

 Jones's, to commence with ; then will follow your Mathons, 



