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feet on the line, and put a pin in it. With a 

 loop attach another string to the stake, and 

 measure off six feet on it, marking the point 

 with a pin. Place one end of the pole on the 

 first string at the point marked by the pin, and 

 move the other string till the pin in it touches 

 the other end of the pole, and a right angle 

 will be formed. Both these methods are sim 

 ple and of easy application. 



Distances at which to Plant. Something may 

 also be said here in regard to the distances at 

 which the vines should be planted, which vary, 

 among different persons, from two to twelve 

 or more feet. The discrepancies which exist 

 among cultivators on this point may be re 

 ferred chiefly to the different systems of train 

 ing that have been adopted, and will disappear 

 as uniformity becomes more general, which un 

 doubtedly will be the case to a much greater 

 extent than obtains at present. Vines of dif 

 ferent kinds possess various degrees of vigor, 

 and the inference is natural that some kinds 

 should be planted closer together than others. 

 The question to be decided is, not how far 

 apart, but how close together vines may be 

 planted consistently with the objects we have 



