IV CONTENTS. 



IX.— SOILS AND SITUATIONS -. 81 



Wide Adaptation of the Grape 81 



Lake Erie Grape Region 83 



Pleasant VaUey Region 85 



Importance of Situation 86 



Protection 87 



X— PREPARATION OF SOILS 89 



Underdraining 90 



Deep Tillage 90 



Borders 91 



XI.— MANURES 93 



XII.— PRUNING AND TRAINING 99 



XIII.— MORE ABOUT PRUNING AND TRAINING 105 



Trellis .'. 105 



First Tear. . . f. 107 



Second Tear 108 



Third Tear 109 



Fourth Tear 110 



Subsequent Management Ill 



XIV.— AUTOBIOGRAPHT OF A VINE 113 



XV.— BRIEF EXPOSITIONS 121 



Tying 131 



Packing Fruit 133 



Picking for Wine 133 



Systems of Pruning 183 



Time of Pruning 1S3 



Effects of Pruning 133 



Vines without Pruning 134 



Training near the Ground : 134 



Diseases ^ 135 



Insects 185 



Time of Planting 126 



Manure .' 186 



Situation 137 



Preparation of Soil 137 



Soil 128 



Distance Apart 128 



XVI.— VARIETIES 129 



XVII.— NEW GRAPE REGIONS 131 



Who shall plant Grapes ? 133 



XVIII.— ANCIENT METHODS OF CULTURE 135 



XIX.— THE RESPONSE 141 



