. The pruning-book; a monograph of the pruning and training of plants as applied to American conditions. ^ loads ofvines and fruit. In setting posts on hillsides, itis a common practice to lean them slightly uphill,for there is always a tendency for the posts to tiltdown the slope. For the Kniffin systems, es-pecially for the strong-growing grapes, the postsmust stand six or six and one-half feet high when 418 AMERICAN GRAPE TRAINING set, but a foot less will usually be sufficient forthe upright and horizontal systems. The postsshould stand higher at first than is necessary forthe support of t
. The pruning-book; a monograph of the pruning and training of plants as applied to American conditions. ^ loads ofvines and fruit. In setting posts on hillsides, itis a common practice to lean them slightly uphill,for there is always a tendency for the posts to tiltdown the slope. For the Kniffin systems, es-pecially for the strong-growing grapes, the postsmust stand six or six and one-half feet high when 418 AMERICAN GRAPE TRAINING set, but a foot less will usually be sufficient forthe upright and horizontal systems. The postsshould stand higher at first than is necessary forthe support of the wires, for they will need to bedriven down occasionally as they become end posts of each row should be well braced,. 2G5. Bracing the eud post. as shown in Figs. 289, 290. A style of bracewhich is sometimes recommended, is to anchor thepost to a stone, as in Fig. 264, but this is imprac-ticable. Fig. 265 illustrates the bracing of fenceposts, of which the Prairie Farmer says: Theusual way of bracing, shown in the upper figure,is faulty, the brace being too high up on the postand standing too vertical. It should rest nearlyagainst the center of strain on the post and morenearly in a horizontal position, as shown in thelower figure. A wire connecting the top of the WIRE FOR THE TRELLIS 419 second post with the bottom of the end post pre-vents the brace from pushing it over. It is only a question of time when iron postswill come into general use. Second-hand steam-pipe could no doubt be used. Iron posts are notonly more durable, but they do not harbor insectsand fungi. The wire ordinarily used is No. 12, except forthe top wire in the Kniffin training, which is usu-ally No. 10, as the greater part of th
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