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the east or south. If it is sheltered from the north and 

 west by an orchard or by other trees, so much the better. 



The land may be more economically arranged if it lies in 

 about a square body, and should be fenced on the north and 

 west sides with a tight board fence six or eight feet high. 

 A fence of the latter height, made in the best manner, of 

 pine boards, capped with a spruce rail, will cost in the 

 vicinity of New York about $200 for 600 running feet. This 

 fence should set close to the ground, so that the wind cannot 

 draw under it, and it will have the effect of very materially 

 modifying the climate, and enabling the growing of much 

 earlier vegetables. 



Close in the northwest corner he should then set up two 

 parallel rows of hemlock boards, nailed to 2x3 stakes, driv- 

 en into the ground. The back line of boarding should be 

 12 inches high, parallel to the fence and three feet distant 

 from it. The other row should be 8 inches high, parallel to 

 and 6 feet and 2 inches distant from the first, outside meas- 

 urement. Both to be 187 feet long, with boards to close up 

 the ends, and the ground enclosed by them should be spaded 

 and manured. This is the "cold frame," which is to be 

 covered by 50 sashes, each 3 feet 9 inches wide by 6 feet 2 

 inches long, having four rows of glass, each containing nine 

 8x10 lights set lengthwise across the space the rails being 

 ten inches apart. The sashes to be made of If inch stuff 

 and strengthened by a flat rod of iron (1 inch by f\ inch) 

 let in flush on the under side and screwed fast to the bars 



