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practical purposes, the distances may be determined by pacing. In any case the 

 compass bearing of each line of the boundary should be determined and a stake or 

 other monument should be set at each corner and marked so that the area inclosed 

 by the permittee may be checked at any time. If a stake is used it should be firmly 

 driven in the ground and marked with the marking hatchet. When the survey is 

 completed it may be tied to a section corner, if one is convenient, or to a prominent 

 topographical feature, such as the forks of a stream or the apex of a hill. 



SERVICE PUBLICATIONS ISSUED IN JUNE 



Circular 165 Practical Assistance to Owners of Forest Land and to Tree Planters. 

 Silvical Leaflet 48 Pignut Hickory. 

 Silvical Leaflet 49 Shagbark Hickory. 



