128 MY VINEYARD. 



or any other branch of farming, are, as it were, dove-tailed 

 together, and any one of them were well nigh useless 

 without all the others. 



Soil. — This is of third importance. I should arrange 

 the different kinds of soil, according to their relative im- 

 portance, as follows : Clay ; clayey loam ; heavy clay ; 

 sandy loam ; light sand or gravel ; aUuvium. By the first 

 I mean a moderately strong clay, but not the heaviest. 

 Any soil is greatly improved by lime. 



Distance apart. — My first vines were six feet by six ; 

 those more recently planted are six feet by eight. I 

 think the last distance best for vineyards. 



