162 TRANS. OF THE ACAD. OF SCIENCE. 
It should be borne in mind that these results have been de- 
rived mostly from vineyards in the valley of the Missouri and 
i Rivers, which are not, by far, the most favorable 
localities in the State; for the “mildew” and the “rot,” th 
most formidable obstacles they have had to cet with, 
may be partially or entirely obviated in localities where the 
tmo and | 
» moist weather.” Now the larger part rt of 
our vineyards are located upon a stiff, cold, clayey subsoil, 
which of necessity retains the excess of moisture and produ- 
ces the injurious results.f This evil may be obviated by thor- 
ough draining and preparation of the soil; or, what is better, 
some of the millions of acres in the southern part 
of the State, where the soil is warmer and lighter and richer 
in the in gredients most favorable to the vine, and where the 
is so tent as to — a free passage to the excess 
: the id appears i in 1 Funes and all es that ~ is caused 
— 
rank nk growth and vast ott besides. the broad rivers 
flow through them; ber tome table lands are e almst 
