IV CONTENTS. 



IX.— SOILS AND SITUATIONS 81 



Wide Adaptation of the Grape 81 



Lake Eiie Grape Region 83 



Pleasant Valley Region 85 



Importance of Situation 86 



Protection 87 



X.— PREPARATION OF SOILS 89 



Underdraining 90 



Deep Tillage 90 



Borders 91 



XL— MANURES 93 



XIL— PRUNING AND TRAINING 99 



XIIL— MORE ABOUT PRUNING AND TRAINING 105 



Trellis 105 



First Year 107 



Second Year 108 



Third Year 109 



Fourth Year 110 



Subsequent Management Ill 



XIV.— AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A VINE • 113 



XV.— BRIEF EXPOSITIONS 121 



Tying 121 



Packing Fruit 122 



Picking for Wine 123 



Systems of Pruning 123 



Time of Pruning 123 



Effects of Pruning 123 



Vines without Pruning , 124 



Training near the Ground 124 



Diseases 125 



Insects 125 



Time of Planting 126 



Manure 126 



Situation 127 



Preparation of Soil 127 



Soil 128 



Distance Apart 128 



XVL— VARIETIES 129 



XVIL— NEW GRAPE REGIONS 131 



Who shall plant Grapes ? 132 



XVIIL— ANCIENT METHODS OF CULTURE 135 



XIX.— THE RESPONSE 141 



