Corinth and Currants 22 --Historical and Geographical Notes; Characteristics and Quality; Soil and Irrigation; Preparation of the Land; Distances of the Currant Vines; Care of Cuttings; Planting and Grafting; Pruning the Vines; Care of the Vineyard; Ringing the Branches; Drying and Curing; Cost of Currant Vineyards in Greece; Consumption and Production. Smyrna Raisins 30 --Districts in Smyrna; Climate; Care of the Vines; Dipping, Drying and Curing; Production and Export; Cost of Vineyards in Smyrna; Other Varieties of Raisins. Italy and Italian Raisins 36 --Lipari and Belvidere; Pantellaria; Calabria. Chile and Huasco Raisins 36 --Characteristics; Location; Varieties; Soils; Climate; Irrigation; The Vineyard; Drying and Curing. California Raisin Districts 38 A General Review 38 --Early History; Later Planting; Acreage and Crops. Yolo and Solano 40 --Soil and Climate; The Vineyard; The Crop. Northern California 43 --General Remarks; Placer County; Yuba County; Sutter County; Colusa County; Butte County; Tehama County; Shasta County. Fresno, Merced, Tulare and Kern 44 --Extent and Location; Soils and Climate; Irrigation; The Vineyard; Pruning and Other Operations; The Crop. San Bernardino County 48 --Location and Acreage; Climate; Irrigation; Soils; The Vineyard; The Crop; The Profits and Other Items. Orange County and Santa Ana 52 --General Remarks; Location; Climate; Soils and Ripening; The Vineyard; The Crop and its Curing; Yield and Profits. San Diego and El Cajon 55 --Location and Acreage; Climate and Rainfall; Soils; The Vines and the Vineyard; The Crop. Other Raisin Districts 59 CLIMATIC CONDITIONS, SOILS, LOCATION AND IRRIGATION 60 Climatic Conditions Favorable and Unfavorable to the Raisin Industry 60 --Limits of the Raisin Districts; Dry Seasons, Spring and Fall Rains; Winter Rains; Frost in Spring and Winter; Summer Temperature; Winds, Injurious and Beneficial; Fogs and Moisture in the Air; Ideal Conditions of Climate.