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only four feet three inches apart ; this plowing is so ef- 

 fectual that but little extra hand-work, with the hoe, is 

 required. But it has the inconvenience of requiring a 

 space between the rows of plants, which is found too 

 great for the vineyards of the northern part of the vine- 

 growing region. 



M. de la Loyere, a large wine-grower at Savigny, 

 near Beaune (Cote-d'-Or), has recently contrived a 

 plow for vine lands, which we ha\ne seen in operation 

 and which gives him very satisfactory results [Fig. 90], 



[Fie. 90.] La Loylris Plow. 



Here is a brief description of it : It is a small plow, 

 made entirely of iron, and having two shares, E. 

 These two shares, with their mold-boards, occupy, 

 together, a width of sixteen inches, and, consequently, 

 plow the same width. A wheel placed in front gives it 

 steadiness. The holes in the vertical rod C, allow the 

 clevis to be raised or lowered, and thus to regulate the 

 depth of plowing ; a regulator D, at the extremity of 

 the pole, also allows the plowing to come as near as 

 possible to the line of plants. The two shares are 

 movable, and may be substituted by a leveler, to lay 



