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preserve what is already there. Its effect is sim 

 ply preservative, and in this respect it is very 

 important. 



There are several modes of covering the vine ; 

 some use the spade and others the plow for 

 throwing earth over the vines, while still others 

 cover with brush. There has been a supposed 

 difficulty in bending the stock of the vine, and 

 several methods are used for overcoming it. 



Fig. 140. Fig. 141. 



One plan is to set the trellis from six inches to 

 a foot in front of the vines, and bring the 

 stock up to the wire at an angle. In this way 

 the stock is very easily bent to the ground. 

 Another method is to plant the vines as usual, 

 start the arms near the surface, and carry them 



