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if necessary, two sets of pulleys, for this is 

 heavy work. Raise np with a lever, and 

 block the mass of earth, until the tree stands 

 properly erect, and then carefully fill in, all 

 around and under it, with good soil enriched 

 with compost manure. The earth for this 

 purpose should be kept protected from frost, 

 either under boards and straw, by the side of 

 the hole, or in barrels, in some barn or cellar. 

 The top of the tree ought, of course, to be 

 headed-in, if much of the root is taken off. If 

 deemed necessary, the tree, for the first and 

 second seasons after its removal, may be kept 

 supported by three long heavy stakes or poles, 

 set triangularly, slanting, and bound against 

 the trunk of it. Give it a good mulching the 

 first summer, and it will be almost certain to 

 live; and, when you gather its fruit or sit be- 

 neath its shade, and listen to the songs of birds 

 among its boughs, you will feel repaid an 

 hundred fold for the trouble and expense, 

 attending its removal. 



