=====+======+======+======+======+======+======+====== YEAR| July.| Au- | Sep- | Octo-| No- | De- | Year- | | gust.| tem- | ber.| vem- | cem- | ly | | | ber. | | ber. | ber. |total. -----+------+------+------+------+------+------+------ 1864| 2.40| .50| 3.30| 3.51| 6.80| 1.49| 29.84 1865| .10| -- | -- | 1.27| 2.67| .10| 26.69 1866| .13| .06| .39| .08| 3.84| 3.91| 15.16 1867| | -- | -- | 1.54| 5.76| 7.08| 23.72 1868| .27| .07| .52| 1.30| 4.92| .84| 30.20 1869| .04| -- | .08| 1.81| 3.46| .80| 24.77 1870| -- | .47| 3.95| 4.45| .18| 6.73| 28.98 1871| -- | -- | .07| 1.36| 7.04| 4.58| 28.77 1872| -- | -- | 2.82| -- | 3.65| 4.76| 24.23 1873| -- | -- | -- | 2.50| 2.92| 2.62| 21.21 1874| -- | -- | .02| .30| 10.31| 8.99| 28.05 1875| -- | -- | .15| 2.87| 4.86| 3.96| 33.04 1876| .54| -- | .08| .94| 5.75| 8.48| 27.95 1877| .11| .36| .61| 4.00| 6.09| 5.98| 33.51 1878| .40| .63| 1.22| -- | .44| 8.50| 27.95 1879| -- | -- | 1.38| 2.71| 4.06| 1.81| 21.26 1880| .04| -- | 1.32| .60| 4.09| 2.49| 17.88 1881| .10| -- | -- | 5.47| .15| 4.72| 24.50 1882| -- | -- | -- | 1.02| 7.89| 4.56| 21.25 -----+------+------+------+------+------+------+------ Aver-| .22| .11| .84| 1.88| 4.47| 4.34| 25.73 age | | | | | | | -----+------+------+------+------+------+------+------ As will be seen, most of the vineyards are situated within the reach of the seabreezes, some even being almost on the edge of the waters of the Mediterranean. The best vineyards are those which are situated inland from seven to twenty miles from the coast. The vineyard districts are all rough and hilly, except those in the Vourla district, which are on comparatively level ground. While some vineyards stretch from the seashore, others reach an elevation of four hundred feet or over. The soil varies with the districts. The best soil for the Sultanas is considered to be hippurite limestone soil, common in some districts. This white, marly soil is in places mixed with a yellow-ocher-colored loam, with sand and gravel. The abundance of the rainfall makes irrigation unnecessary, and no vines are grown with irrigation. _Care of the Vines._--While no general irrigation is needed, the young vines are watered by hand in years of exceptionally light rainfall. The vines are generally grown from rooted cuttings, which have been planted in trenches the year before. Previous to the planting of a vineyard, the soil is dug to the depth of three or four feet. If this can be done the year before planting, it is considered better, as resulting in a quicker and stronger growth of the vines.