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3d. On each row, a series of stakes, B, are driven, 

 perfectly in line with those at the extremities. These 

 stakes, four feet six inches in length, and one and a half 

 inches square, should rise twenty-eight inches above the 

 ground. On one side of these posts two hooks are driv- 

 en, the first, ten and one half inches above the ground, 

 the second, sixteen inches above the first. To increase 

 the duration of all these supports, it will be advisable to 

 char and tar the part which is to be driven into the 

 ground, or to saturate them with sulphate of copper. 



4th. The end of a galvanized wire. No. 13, passes 

 through one of the inclined supports, and is then fast- 

 ened to the adjoining hook, D. This wire runs on to 

 the other extremity of the line, hooking on the inter- 

 mediate posts as it goes. Having been cut to the requi- 

 site length, a stretcher, C, is made to pass over it ; it is 

 then passed through the other inclined support, and 

 fastened to the adjoining hook, and, finally, enclosed 

 within the hooks, by hammering lightly on them. It 

 is then stretched, by means of the stretcher, which is 

 placed about the middle of it. 



c 



[Fig. 72.] — Thirfs Stretcher. 

 The second wire is placed in the same way, and so 

 on for all the other rows of 

 plants. 



In order to stretch the wires, 

 a great number of stretchers 

 — -^ have been contrived. Fot 

 . [Fig. 73.] — Pincer, vineyard purposes we recom- 



