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of the United States, unless in those sections in which 

 the rainfall is too deficient, that we do not have shrubs 

 suitable for making a low handsome hedge. The Buck- 

 thorn, for example, endures the severest winters of the 

 northern parts of Minnesota and Dakota. The experi- 

 ment farms of Brandon and Indian Head, Canada, North 

 of Dakota and Montana, have abundantly demonstrated 

 that beautiful hedges can be grown far north and far 



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Figure 254. A, 7-foot concrete post, 6x6 throughout; B, 7-foot, 6 x 6 at bottom 

 and 6 x 3 at top, hole near top for wire loop to hold staple strip, cross-sections of ends 

 of B showing positions of twisted wire reinforcements; C, 7-foot, 6 x 6 at bottom, 6x3 

 at top, corners rounded; D, 7-foot, 5 x 5 at bottom, 5 x 3 at top, cross-sections of ends 

 of D; E, corner post molded in place, underground part 11 x 11, above ground part 

 8 x 8 at bottom and 7 x 7 at top, length 8 feet, holes near top in both directions, 

 cross-section of E at ground line showing four two-wire cables; F, cross-section of 

 corner post showing lugs molded to hold braces; also wire or steel rod reinforcement. 



out into the dry plains country. As we proceed south- 

 ward, the number that are hardy is increased. Among 

 those plants making a pretty and at the same time dur- 

 able hedge are the Buckthorn, Buffaloberry, Red Cedar, 



