CONTENTS 



I. CHOICE OF SITE FOR A VINEYARD. 



PACK 



Climate, - - 2 



Latitude, - 3 



Soil, - 6 



Situation, - - - 1 1 



Exposure, - 17 



II. PREPARATORY OPERATIONS. 



Fences, 20 



Roads, - - 23 



III. PREPARATION OF THE SOIL. 



Drainage, - 25 



Breaking up the Ground, - - 29 



Cultivated Lands accessible to the Plow, - 30 

 Waste, Uncultivated, or Swamp Lands, accessible to 



the Plow, - - 34 



Steep, Hilly Lands, inaccessible to the Plow, 35 



Breaking up in Strips or Ditches, - - 35 



Trenching in Squares or Pits, - 36 



Lands Rocky near the Surface, - 36 



Hill -Sides covered with Rocks, - 37 



Vineyards recently Planted, - 39 



IV. CHOICE OF VINES. 



List of Varieties, - 42 



American Grapes, - "47 



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