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examined into rhis subject, and sends me the following esti- 

 mates, which may be considered reliable : 



" The rows are eight feet wide, and the posts twenty-four 

 feet apart in the rows. The vines are generally set eight by 

 eight feet. At these distances, two hundred and forty-five 

 posts are required per acre. The estimates for wire are the 

 net amount, and allowance must be made for slack, for join- 

 ings, and for attachment to the end-posts. 



Mo. 9, runs l6J feet to the pound — ^982 pounds per acre, at 9JC ... $93 27 



No. 10, runs ao feet to the pound — 792 pounds per acre, at lo^c. 83 63 



No. II, runs 25 feet to the pound — '634 pounds per acre, at lo^c. 66 57 



No. 12, runs 33^ leet to the pound — 480 pounds per acre, at lie. 52 80 



Telegraph wires, Nos. 9 and lb, may be had at 7 to 7J 

 cents, and answer very well." 



Heretofore, we have considered only the horizontal trellis, 

 to which it has been objected that that the wires will sway 

 with the wind ; and, when stretched or broken, by a storm, 

 or with the weight of fruit and foliage of the laden vine, the 

 result is disastrous to the crop. Mr. Fuller gives a plan for 

 a vertical wire trellis that will not be subject to such acci- 

 dents. [See Grape Culturist.'] 



Knox's Vertical Wooden Trellis. — A vertical wooden 

 trellis has been used by Mr. J. Knox, of Pittsburg, Pennsyl- 

 vania, with which he is very well satisfied, though I think it 

 has some objections, as well as many advantages. His vines 

 being planted six feet apart in the rows, a post is set every 

 twelve feet. These stand six feet high ; they are connected 

 by strong boards, four inches wide, which are firmly nailed 

 near the top of the posts, and at about one foot from the 

 ground. Upon these rails, vertical strips are fastened every 

 nine inches ; they are made of inch-plank, sawed about an 

 inch wide, and eight feet long; this makes the trellis nine 

 feet high, which I consider too much, as it requires the use of a 

 ladder for training, tieing, and trimming. A modification is now 



