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commenced in June.* We must be careful when scarifying 

 not to touch the grapes or uncover them. This dressing may 



Tig. 135. Hoe used for 

 summer dressing. 



Fig. 136. Shares of vine cultivators. 



be done by hand or with draft implements. In the first case 

 a special hoe (Fig. 135) is used; in the second case special 

 <cultivators (Figs. 134 and 136) are used. Filter-Planet places 



Fig. 137. Filter-Planet's Scarifier. 



on the market different transformable scarifiers and culti- 

 vators, far superior for loose soils, the use of which tends to 

 increase every year (Fig. 137). 



The conditions favorable to effective execution of the 

 different dressings of vines are : 1st. Well-drained soil, 

 not hardened, loosening easily without caking ; 2nd, dry 

 .and warm weather killing weeds quickly. 



* December in Victoria. 



