FOREST TREES 



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shade, and sweet fruits ; the elm for its rapid growth, great 

 size, and graceful shape ; the hackberry for its ability to 

 grow on stiff, wet soils ; the black gum for its thick 



FIG. 137. THE WRONG METHOD 

 OF ATTACHING FENCE WlRE TO FlG. 138. THE PROPER METHOD 

 A TREE OF ATTACHING FENCE WIRE 



