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oouquet, the strength aiid sweetness of which distinguish it above 

 every wine of that departments while that of the Rachet- Chevalier 

 does not posses those qualities in the same degree ; and scarce any of 

 them are found in the Rachet-Batard. This difference is owing, of 

 course, to the nature or position of the inferior strata or beds of the 

 soil; or, to tell the truth, it would be hard to assign the right cause. 

 But for my own part, I am persuaded that it results from the lower 

 layers, over which the tillage has no effect; for the utensils we use 

 cannot be exerted to a greater depth than 3 feet, without a consider- 

 able expense, that may be useless, and in most cases beyond the 

 means of the Vine-dresser. In such cases it must be that the stratum 

 of cultivable soil is but shallow, with some rock or bed of clay be- 

 neath it, impermeable to the roots. It might be of service therefore 

 to pierce from space to space deep holes with an auger, to give the 

 tap and running roots ccmvenient entrances into which they might 

 insinuate themselves, to seek in the h^ats of summer and times of 

 drcu^t for the proper degree of moisturcj requisite for the thriving 

 of the plant. 



