CONTENTS. 



L— THE SUGGESTION 5 



II.— MAKING A CHANGE 7 



III.— GOING WEST 13 



IV.— GETTING SETTLED 21 



Our House 22 



The Barn 24 



Fences and Fencing- 26 



^ Buying- Stock 27 



Plans for Future Operations 30 



Debit and Credit 34 



v.— FIRST EXPERIENCE S5 



Book Farming 36 



Planting an Orchard 37 



A Glance at other Things ; 44 



VI.— NEW EXPERIENCES 47 



A Visit to Hermann 48 



Planting- a Vine 50 



Continued Experience 52 



More Encouraging Results 55 



Arriving at a Conclusion 56 



VII.— PLANTING A VINEVAND 57 



Definition of Terms 57 



Soil and its Preparat ion 58 



Planting and First Year's Care 59 



Grape Growing Contagious 61 



The Second Year *. 63 



Making Progress 63 



The Third Year 64 



The Fourth Year 65 



Obviating a Difficulty 66 



The Fifth Year 67 



Facts and Figures 68 



VIIL— PROPAGATION OF THE VINE 71 



