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raised in a curved position, and staked there where 

 it is allowed to grow nearly naturally. 



The advantage in this plan is that the laying 

 down each fall does not necessitate the disturbance 

 of the roots, and the long curve, by partly bending 

 and partly twisting will readily yield to pressure, 

 and take a horizontal position. This may be 

 repeated several years, and when too large to handle 

 practically, one of the lower branches may be sub- 

 stituted for the original tree, which will be cut 

 away, and the same operation repeated with the 

 new tree. 



To train upon a trellis. Suppose we have a 

 single row of trees along the east or south side of a 

 grove, or other obstruction that will catch snow, 

 and if by a grove far enough from it so that the 

 roots will not reach out and rob our trees. 



Set a row of posts with the row and about 2 feet 

 from it, and 16 feet apart. Set another row paral- 

 lel with the first, and about 6 feet from it. These 

 posts may all be common fence posts, but may be 

 cut in two in the middle, if of good length, so that 

 when set they will stand up about 18 inches. Nail 

 some 2 by 4 strips along the tops of these, edge up, 

 and it will be well to support them in the middle 

 also, by nailing on a piece of board there, one end 

 resting upon the ground. 



This done we will staple a smooth fence wire to 

 one corner and take it across and back, stapling at 

 each side, till the whole frame is covered, and the 

 wires being in the middle about a foot apart. This 



