ON VINEYARDS. 



197 



In this pursuit there are four things which ought 

 materially to be considered, viz. 



1st. the situation \ 2dly, the soil ; 3dly, the 

 kinds of Vines which are the most fitting to be 

 planted ; and, 4thly, the mode of their manage- 

 ment. 



First An elevated situation, where there is a 

 gentle declivity to the south or south-east, is 

 esteemed preferable to low grounds, which are 

 generally subject to damps and spring frosts, even 

 at times when the adjoining high grounds are en- 

 tirely free from both. 



A vineyard should be well sheltered to the 

 north, as also to the N. W. and N. E. In an 

 hilly country there are generally many favourable 



The next year's produce was, 



£ s. d. 



Two pieces at 121. 24 



Two pieces at 91. 18 



One piece - - - - - - 50 



47 



" In general, the produce varies between 30 and 501. In 

 some favourable spots, highly managed, and in a good season, a 

 produce of from 60 to 701. an acre has been known. 



" As to the expenses, they are not so easily calculated; for 

 I could not get him to be explicit, nor did I clearly understand 

 all his terms." 



Travels through France and Spain in the years 1770 

 and 1771? by Joseph Marshall, Esq. vol.4, p. 92. 

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