 | United States. Department of Agriculture - Agriculture - 1868 - 620 pages
...effectual way of guaranteeing against the cold of their rigorous winters, which is to lay the vines on the ground, cover them with straw, and on the straw throw...of the wood, and so enfeebles it that it falls an ^asy prey to disease. It was noticed that the mildew set in with great destructiveness after the two... | |
 | California. Legislature - California - 1868 - 514 pages
...effectual way of guaranteeing against the cold of their rigorous Winters, which is to lay the vines on the ground, cover them with straw, and on the straw throw...which seems to touch the very heart of the wood and so enfeeble it that it falls an easy prey to disease. It was noticed that the mildew set in with great... | |
 | Country life - 1868 - 402 pages
...effectual way of guaranteeing against the cold of theii rigorous winters, which is to lay the vines on the ground, cover them with straw, and on the straw throw...seems to touch the very heart of the wood, and so enfeeble it that it falls an easy prey to disease. It was noticed that the mildew set in with great... | |
 | Country life - 1868 - 392 pages
...effectual way of guaranteeing against the cold of their vigorous winters, which is to lay the vines on the ground, cover them with straw, and on the straw throw...seems to touch the very heart of the wood, and so enfeeble it that it falls an easy prey to disease. It was noticed that the mildew get in with great... | |
 | US Department of Agriculture - 1868 - 606 pages
...winters, which is to lay the vines on the ground, cover'them with straw, and on the straw throw tho earth; without this it is said they could produce no wine at all. Our native grapes'are generally hardy, and will live wherever their fruit will ripen, but occasionally there is... | |
 | United States. Department of Agriculture - Agriculture - 1868 - 618 pages
...effectual way of guaranteeing against the cold of their rigorous winters, which is to lay the vines on the ground, cover them with straw, and on the straw throw the earth; withouC, this it is said they could produce no wine at all. Our native grapes are generally hardy,... | |
 | United States. Congress. House - United States - 1870 - 586 pages
...effectual way of guaranteeing against the cold of their rigorous winters, which is to lay the vines on the ground, cover them with straw, and on the straw throw...falls an easy prey to disease. It was noticed that the mildew set in with great destructiveness after the two hard winters of 1854 and 1850. The thorough... | |
 | United States commission to the Paris expos, 1867 - 1870 - 590 pages
...way of guaranteeing against the cold of tlit-ir rigorous winters, which is to lay the vines on the ground, cover them with straw, and on the straw throw...enfeebles it that it falls an easy prey to disease. It was uo t iced that the mildew set in with great destructiveness after the two hard winters of 1854 and... | |
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It is a common practice to go through the vines with a plough every fall and throw up a good ridge of earth against the stalks. The Hungarians have a more effectual way of guaranteeing against the cold of their rigorous winters, which is to lay the vines... 