CONTENTS. 



THE VI NEYARD. 



PAGE 



Position and Soil 9 



Preparing the ground 10 



Planting 10 



Directions for planting Cuttings in a Nursery 12 



Treatment of the Young Vineyard 12 



Spring Pruning 13 



Summer ditto 15 



Culture 16 



Diseases, Insects, and Frosts 17 



Varieties of Grapes cultivated 23 



Durability of Vineyards, etc 26 



To restore Premature Decay in a Vineyard 27 



MAKING WINE. 



The Wine Press 27 



Gathering and Pressing the Grapes 28 



Fermentation 30 



Fining "Wines 65 



Character of the "Wine 33 



STATISTICS. 



Cost of Establishing a Vineyard 44 



" " Attending a Vineyard 49 



" " Making the "Wine 50 



Probable Product per acre 50 



Sale of the Wine 55 



Wine Cellars and Houses 58 



Number of Acres in Cultivation in this Vicinity 59 



" " Bearing 60 



Average Product to the Acre 60 



Vineyard Culture in the United States 60 



A.mericaa Grapes 63 



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