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trees of varying girth, has been recommended to me by 

 Mr. GALLAGHER. If the trees, at 3' above the ground, 

 have a girth of 18", tapping is commenced. The trunk 

 is divided into two half sections. On one of these a basal 

 V is made, with the point 18" above the soil, and that 

 is tapped daily for a year, and the first half section (a 

 plus b) is tapped dry. The next year, on the other half 



FIGURE 34. 

 Sketch showing tapping of young trees. 



section, another basal V is made (c plus ft), and tapped 

 off. The third year, the quarter section a is tapped with 

 a half herring bone, which goes as high as the girth 

 of the trees will allow - - generally three side cuts can 

 be put on. Then a four year system is applied, c is 

 tapped in the fourth year, b in the fifth, d in the sixth, 

 and so on, always with a half herring bone on each 

 quarter section. 



