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Shelters. 



Sometimes we see a " lew " made by putting poles in the ground 

 as close together as possible on the windward side of the garden, 

 with a cross piece near the top just to keep the tops the right 

 distance apart; this is bound on by cocoanut string or wire. 

 This does not make a very good " lew " by itself, but is useful for 

 stopping up gaps in a live " lew." 



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These poles would be the ordinary hop poles from 14 to 16 feet 

 long, and about 9 or 10 inches round above the ground. They 

 would be put in about 18 inches. 



Sometimes the cocoanut lewing is fastened to these hop poles ; 

 for hops very often it is not put within five feet of the ground. 



The poplar " lews " are by far the best ; they grow very fast, 

 and, if brushed in close every year, they get very thick with 

 young shoots, which have large and tough leaves. 



STOPPING GAP IN A LIVK " IBW, 



