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uot larger tliau o or 4 acres, and is comparatively level, another line 

 should be rim out at right angles to the base line, starting at the corner 

 of the field where the first tree will stand. The direction of this line 

 may be ascertained by placing a carpenter's square, or a mason's square 

 upon 3 stakes, one of which is at the corner, another along the base line, 

 and the third along the side line, so that one side of the square extends 

 along the base line. Sighting along the other side of the square, one has 

 the direction of the side line. Stout stakes should be set along this side 

 at intervals corresponding to the distance the trees are to be set apart. 

 Similarly, another line of strong stakes should be set along the opposite 

 side of the field, and at right angles to the base line. From the cor- 

 responding stakes of these two side lines, a wire may be stretched tightly 

 across the field, i^arallel to the base line, and this will indicate the 

 location of the row of trees. Conspicuous tags should be fastened tightly 

 along this wire at intervals equal to the distance apart the trees are 

 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 stakes 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 with 

 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 



