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either by the piece or by the day. These two systems 

 have advantages and disadvantages, as in other agricul- 

 tural labors. Work by the piece proceeds more rapidly, 

 but its execution is often faulty ; w^ork by the day is 

 generally better done, but it proceeds more slowly. It 

 will be advisable to have recourse to these two systems, 

 and applying them to the work best adapted to each. 

 Thus, all operations which can be easily directed, such 

 as plowing the land, carriage, distribution, and application 

 of manures, should be done by the piece. But all opera- 

 tions directly applied to the plants, such as pruning, sul- 

 phurating, fastening, nipping, and harvesting, should be 

 done by the day. It will, however, be advisable. In 

 either case, to ascertain beforehand, by a preliminary 

 trial, the quantity of work which can be done in one 

 day, so as to enable the proprietor to give the jobbers 

 no more than their due, and to direct the industry of 

 the day-laborers. 



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