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soil is thrown all upon one side. When a number of 

 trenches are ready, bring out the vines and plant them 

 in the following manner : Place the vine in the trench 

 upon the shallow side, and spread out the roots toward 

 the opposite side ; then throw on soil enough to hold 

 them in place, and cover them ; then put in another vine 

 in the same way, setting them so far apart that the roots 

 will not crowd ; twelve to eighteen inches will usually 

 be sufficient. 



One person may plant, while another fills up the 

 trench. When one trench is filled, proceed in the same 

 way with another, always being careful to have each 

 trench dug descending the same way, so that the vines 

 will be uniformly on either the right or left side of the 



FIG. 27. 



trench. Then when the vines are to be taken up in the 

 fall, it will only be necessary to examine one vine, to 

 ascertain on which side the greater part of its roots is to 

 be found ; and the workmen can then proceed systemat- 

 ically, for they will know just where to dig, and thus be 

 able to avoid injuring the roots. The rows of vines 

 should be four feet apart, which gives plenty of room to 

 work between them during the season. When the vines 

 are planted and the ground about them leveled off 

 evenly, they should be cut down close to the ground, 

 and a good strong stake six or seven feet long be put by 

 each. That portion of the stem which is left generally 

 has more than one bud upon it, each of which may push 

 into growth, but usually only the upper bud will start ; 



