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ends out till they meet, forming an equilateral triangle. This being 

 done .at each end of the rows, the intervening trees may be located by 

 measuring. 



Whichever method of arrangement is adopted, the trees should be 

 planted in rows as straight as it is possible to set them. Straight rows 

 add not only to the appearance of the orchard, but to the convenience of 

 cultivation. One of the best means of getting the rows straight is to 

 stake out the position for each tree before beginning to plant. Laths are 

 excellent for this purpose. Then when all has been properly staked out, 

 a planting board should be used when planting to insure getting the tree 

 in the exact position marked by the stakes. 



A planting board is made of a light piece of board four or five feet 

 long, with a hole bored through each end and a notch in the centre. It 

 is well to have two or three of these made exactly alike, one for the 

 planters and the others for those digging the holes. When a hole is 

 dug, the notch in the planting board is placed around the stake, and 

 wooden pegs are passed through the holes in the end of the board and 

 left in the ground while the hole is dug and the board taken on to the 

 next stake. The planters following place their board over the pegs and 

 the tree in the notch in the centre. It will thus be in exactly the same 

 position as the stake which previously marked the hole. 



How the planting boanl is used. 

 Distance Apart for PLA^fTI^'G. 



The proper distance apart for planting depends altogether upon the 

 ultimate size which the trees may attain, which in turn depends upon the 



