The Raisin Industry

Book excerpt: Many people make their living and gain wealth by cultivating the raisin grapes, and many people search for books to study the methods of cultivation, pruning, fixing, and packing while waiting for their vines to bear. This work on the raisin industry answers all the questions one has concerning raisin cultivation. The writer provides every detail related to raisins in the book. He starts by delivering a brief history and moves forward to describe the condition in which raisins thrive, the diseases that may affect the cultivation, their cures, etc. This treatise is of great interest to any individual wanting to start raisin cultivation or those who have succeeded in the field. Contents include: Historical Raisin Districts Climatic Conditions, Soils, Location and Irrigation The Raisin Grapes Diseases and Insect Pests The Raisin Vineyard Drying and Curing The Packing-house Statistics of Importation, Production and Prices Through the California Raisin Districts Raisin-growers and Their Vineyards