The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 73
The Cultivation of the Vine
The Cultivation of the Vine
for wine-making and distillation purposes, provided that irrigation is adopted i[unclear: n] lighter soils—that is, in that class of soil which has no subsoil but only an [unclear: underlay] of gravel or shingle. Wherever there is heavier soil with clayey subsoil, suc[unclear: h] would retain the moisture, with thorough cultivation, irrigation would not be necessary. Mr. Bragato thinks that the