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or twenty feet on the line of the row, set other posts, leav- 

 ing each post about six feet out of the ground. 



NUMBER OF WIRES. 



Three or four wires are required, placed at a distance 

 of eighteen to twenty inches upward from the ground. 

 Three wires are sufficient except for very strong vines, 

 when the fourth is advisable for the purpose of securing 

 the upper growths, and preventing their falling down over 

 the lower vines and fruit. 



The vines should be fastened at one end post, then 

 stretched along the line. A.t each middle or intervening 

 post the wires are raised and a staple is driven partially 

 into the post in such manner as to keep the wire at the re- 

 quired height. Next, the wires are drawn as tight as pos- 

 sible and fastened at the opposite end, and then each 

 staple on the intervening post is driven home, so as to 

 fully secure the wire and cause a certain amount of 

 strain to rest on each post. 



