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ing proceeded, a second row of sighting stakes could be set up to mark 

 the next row to be plowed. In proceeding in this manner the whole 

 piece would be laid off in exactly parallel furrows, running approxi- 

 mately parallel with the hillside. By making two rounds in each 

 furrow the soil would be sufficiently plowed out, so that there would 

 be very little more dirt to be thrown out with a shovel in planting the 

 trees. In the highest and lowest parallel furrows stakes are set at 

 every 35 feet. This marks the position of the trees in the first and 

 last rows. From the second stake below a wire is reeled out and the 

 end fastened tight to a stob driven in place of the second stake in the 



Fig. 2. — A Hillside Staked Out in Contours. 



upper row. The wire is drawn tight between these two points and 

 then slackened gradually till it conforms to the slope of the hill and 

 rests on the ground in a straight line. Where the wire crosses the 

 bottom of each parallel furrow will mark the spot where a tree is to be 

 planted. The setting of the trees can now begin. While one man is 

 distributing trees up or down the hillside along the wire other men 

 with shovels can be throwing out any extra dirt to make a proper hole 

 and planting the trees. The wire can then be moved over to the next 

 two stakes, and planting of the next row proceed in the same manner. 

 A bright wire affords a very handy means of marking out the rows, 



