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to be set in the row. A gardener's string would be just as good if it 

 did not stretch in use, increasing the distance between the tags and 

 causing the cross rows to be crooked. Then stal^es should be set in the 

 ground at the location of the tags. 



When this is done the holes may be dug and the trees planted witii 

 the planting board. 



If the field is a large one, a more extensive staking method must be 

 employed. The following simple plan will be found very accurate where 

 the work is carefully done. As indicated in the diagram below, a row 

 of stakes is established entirely around the field, and near enough to 

 the border of the field to avoid the location of any row of trees, the 

 stakes being placed at intervals corresponding to the distance the trees 

 are to be planted apart. These stakes should be painted or whitewashed 

 at the top to make them conspicuous and easily seen at considerable dis 

 tances. Then an intermediate row of stakes should be established across 

 the field in each direction. These stakes being put exactly in line witii 

 the corresponding stakes on opposite sides of the field and again avoid 

 the location of any row of trees. If the field is at all rolling, or if 



for any reason the planters cannot see entirely across the field, more 

 intermediate lines will be needed. None of these lines of stakes need 



