Grapes and^Wine. 



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CULTURE 



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MANUFACTURE 



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American Wine, 



By GEO. HUSMANN, 



OF MISSOURI. 



A NEW AND PRACTICAL BOOK 



FULLY ILLTTSTMATED, 



Containing full and practical 

 directions for propagating from 

 Seed, Cuttings, Layers, and by 

 Grafting. Location and Mode 

 of Preparing the Soil. Choice 

 of Varieties, and full descrip- 

 tion of all the leading sorts. 

 Mode of Planting. Treatment of the Yine, first, second, third, and 

 fourth years. All IVIcthods of Training and Pruning. Diseases. 

 Insects. Birds. Pests. Girdling. Manuring. Thinning of Fruit. 

 Renewing Old Vines. Gathering and Preserving the Fruit. The 

 Wine Cellar. Apparatus for Wine Making. Grape Mill and Press 

 Fermenting Vats. Wine Casks. Making Wine. After-treatment 

 of Wine. Use of Husks and Lees. Dr. Gall's and Petoil's Method. 

 Must Scale. Acidimeter. Wiue-making Made Easy 

 miOIZ: SI 50— post-pa^lcl. 



GEO. E. k r. W. WOODWARD, Publishers, 



87 Park liow. New York, 



