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pods, it is the beft fence. The flocks inuft nbw"^ 

 (land three'years to take full foot i at the expiration,^' 

 thofe that have made free fhoote fhould be grafted 

 with what fort of apples the planter may pleafe. 



The method of grafting thefc large ftocks is that 

 in the clift, and performed as follows: firft, with a," 

 law cut off the head of the ffock in a fmooth placel 

 at five feet or five feet fix incKes from the ground, 

 pare it very fmpoth; tlien with a flrong knife and 

 mallet cleave the flock about one and half inchl 

 down, a little on one fide the heart of the flock; 

 draw out the knife and put a wedge, driving it eafy " 

 in the flit at the top to keep it a little open. Then 

 with a knife made for that, purpofe, only open the 

 flit about one and half inch lone, half an inch wide . 

 on the rind, bringing it to a feather-edge near the 

 heart, and to a point at the bottom of the flit. You ' 

 mufl now have your grafts or fcions ready, which 

 mufl be cut with a keen knife very fmooth to fit,^ 

 and place it in the clift, fo that the rind of the graft 

 may exaftly meet the rind of the flock. If the 

 Hock be large enough you may put an©ther graft 

 on the other fide -, when rightly placed, draw out 

 the wedge at top, taking care not to difplace the '\ 

 grafts, and the flock will clofe in and hold fafl the 

 grafts, when you mufl have fome fmooth clay mixed 



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