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will be found to agree with this. An opposite 

 opinion will be found to prevail only among 

 those whose experience in the vineyard is of a 

 limited nature. If circumstances should com- 

 pel the selection of a location not naturally 

 dry, then recourse must be had to artificial 

 drainage, and this should be of the most thor- 

 ough kind. We should give a decided prefer- 

 ence to tile drain. If tile can not be readily 

 procured, then we must use stone ; and these 

 should be so well laid in the bottom as to pre- 

 vent the possibility of their being disturbed or 

 clogged up by the adjacent soil. The location 

 must not only be dry, but the grade must be 

 such that no surface water can remain on it at 

 any season of the year. Surface water, espe- 

 cially in the winter, is a prevalent cause of 

 the winter-killing of vines, both old and young, 

 but particularly the latter. 



In selecting a site for a vineyard, low grounds 

 should, if possible, be avoided. There are many 

 objections to them, chief among which are 

 these : they are subject to heavy cold fogs and 

 vapors, and strong currents of cold air; they 

 are more or less damp in spring and fall, and 

 liable to early and late frosts; all of which are 

 great impediments to the successful culture of 



