Download or read book Pamphlets on Viticulture (Classic Reprint) written by Agricultural Experiment Station and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-09 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Pamphlets on Viticulture In this case, too, it is to be noted that a merely sandy soil, as is generally understood by the term in this State, is not sufficient to check the spread or development of the phylloxera. There must be at least 85% Of pure sand in a soil that is to be relied on as a phylloxera proof soil. But even this high percentage of sand is not sufficient, if there be a Slight admixture of clay. More or less lime does not make much difference. It has been found that while the Vitis Vinifera will grow well in sandy soils of the above description, yet they require heavy fertilization and yield crops of an inferior quality, though heavy quantity. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.