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tlon at the beginning of the fummer." 

 When fliort and flender poles are fet to 

 a hill, where binds may happen to be 

 exceedingly florid, and flrong, it will be 

 worth while to remove them to another 

 hill, where they are weaker, and to bring 

 other poles which are ftronger in their 

 room. The expence is a mere trifle ; 

 and the advantage derived from this at- 

 tention is often very coniiderable. All 

 fuperfluous binds fhould be taken away, 

 feveral times, in the courfe of the fum- 

 mer ; except two only upon each hill, 

 which fhould be referved, to fupply the 

 place of fuch as 'may happen to be in- 

 jured, in being firil led up the poles. 

 Such injuries frequently happen, either 

 by the buds being bruifed, or their heads 

 beaten off by wind, or other accidents, 

 to which they are very . liable in their 

 tender infant ilate. Three hoeings, in a 



feafon. 



