The cultivation of vineyards in southwestern France . eachrow comprising forty-four stocks;consequently, there are eighty-eight stocks per bed; that is, atotal of seven thousand fortystocks. An arpent of soil should bedivided into two parts or cuts andcrossed through by an alley twofeet wide running between thetwo parts or cuttings. In vineyards in which thevines are bound to each otherby shoots (courgees), besides thestake which is driven at the foot * An arpent is equal to five-sixths of an acre. 84 VineT/ards of France of each stock, other stakes are re-quired on the bed to support thelong
The cultivation of vineyards in southwestern France . eachrow comprising forty-four stocks;consequently, there are eighty-eight stocks per bed; that is, atotal of seven thousand fortystocks. An arpent of soil should bedivided into two parts or cuts andcrossed through by an alley twofeet wide running between thetwo parts or cuttings. In vineyards in which thevines are bound to each otherby shoots (courgees), besides thestake which is driven at the foot * An arpent is equal to five-sixths of an acre. 84 VineT/ards of France of each stock, other stakes are re-quired on the bed to support thelong shoots, which are arrangedin the form of a bower. These old stakes may be usedas bed stakes as long as they havea length of one foot and a half. When the stake has one of itsends larger than the other, it isthe large end that should bedriven into the earth, as this endoffers a greater resistance and isless likely to break. Since all the stools do not be-gin to grow by the first year, onlysuch stools are provided withstakes as begin growing. The in-. Part II ^S terplant of the second and thirdyear does not have any stakes. CHAPTER III Fertilizers—Manures^ New Earths^and Marls § I. Quality of Fertilizers THE cow Utter used formaking manure should bea straw, haulm, or hay , shoots, and heather areabsolutely useless. The manureshould not contain either earthor cut shoots. Cow manure is the most suit-able, especially for young vinesand those planted in burning 86 Vineyards of France soils, in which case horse manureshould be absolutely avoided. Itcertainly would burn or scorchthe vine. Horse manure may be foundsatisfactory for old vines, especiallyin cold and damp soils. It iswarmer and leaner than cow ma-nure. Pigeon and fowl manure is ex-tremely warm. It cannot be usedin vineyards unless the soil iscold, and it is desired to impartnew vigour to spent vines. It isscattered in small quantities al-most in the same way as grainseed. Part II 87 §2. T* roper Time for M
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