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PRODUCTIVE FARMING 



Bring the ropes together at this point, as shown at 1, 

 figure 232. Hold the ropes at this point with the left hand. 

 Unlay strand B from the right-hand rope, and lay strand A 

 snugly in its place, working to some distance to the right, as 

 shown in 2. 



Now unlay the other two pairs of strands and mate them 



FIG. 232. Eight stages or steps in the long splice. (First four stages after 

 H. W. Riley.) 



with each other exactly as shown in the third stage, 3, let- 

 tered C-D and E-F. Unlay strand C and place D in its place, 

 working toward the left some distance, as shown in view 4. 

 Trim all the long strands to make them as short as the 

 shortest, somewhat as shown in 4. 



The remainder of the splice is practically alike for each 

 of the three pairs. Let us, therefore, consider the pair A-B 

 only. Unlay B about three inches (for quarter-inch rope), 

 without following with A. See stage 5. Now split each 



