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A. Yes ; though the best do not last a very long time, and repairs 

 painting, etc., must be done. They may be utilised for training frui 

 trees on, and they certainly afford good protection to the variou 

 crops. 



Q. How should a small vegetable garden be laid out to the bes 

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A. I think I can answer this question more satisfactorily if I tak< 

 the sketches as numbered, and briefly refer to each one. 



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FIG. 5 



FIG. 6 



Fig. 1 shows a strong but very neat fence. A good carpenter 

 would quickly put up such a fence round a small garden. The fences 

 may vary in height from 3 to 6 feet. But the lowest part of a 

 garden fence should be on the south side. Fig. 2 shows another 

 strong fence. The boards in this case are not nailed, as they fit in 

 grooves made at the post, and when the boards swell they are free to 

 move, and as they dry again they close up. There are never any 

 openings in a fence of this kind, cold draughts do not come through, 

 and so the plants trained on them are quite cosy. A shows the posts ; 

 B, the strips of wood nailed to the latter ; c, the boards in position ; 

 and D denotes the way each board is inserted in the groove. Fig. 3 

 at A shows narrow strips of wood nailed to the posts, and B broader 

 strips in each case the opening is left as shown by the arrow at B ; 

 c shows how the board is inserted from the top. The boards must 

 be strong ones, and not made to fit too tightly. In the small garden, 

 where fences are made especially, Fig. 4 shows how it is possible 



