CONTENTS 



I. CHOICE OF SITE FOR A VINEYARD. 



FAGZ 



Climate, ----.-...2 

 Latitude, ---.._. 3 



Soil, 6 



Situation, ........ n 



Exposure, - - - - - - - -i? 



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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