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.-staked. The angle is then brought up to the tenth peg, and 

 -another line is sighted, and marked with 6 feet reeds parallel with 

 the first. The correctness of this parallel line should now be 

 tested by the wire in, say, two places, the angle being placed by 

 A in each case square with the first line drawn, to enable him to 

 know that the wire is stretched at a right angle : If the sighting 

 lias been correct they should have a perfect parallelogram. Upon 

 A assuring himself of this fact, the wire is stretched along No. 3 

 line, and it is staked out, as before, its entire length. A aid 

 B then bring the wire back to the two opposite stakes parallel, 

 and twenty feet from the second line, they then stretch the 

 wire across and both walk towards the centre, staking at each 

 piece of solder, and always taking care to place the stakes 

 on the same side of the line as those already set. When the 

 whole parallelogram is staked, it can be used as a base square 

 .and the rest of the piece can be worked from it by a continuation 

 of the same process, or by sighting each row. Two men should 

 stake out, in this way, from ten to fifteen acres in a day. When 

 the whole piece is finished, and it is better to finish before 

 planting, the correctness, or otherwise, of the work is at once 

 .apparent by the white line of stakes. Great care must be taken 

 that the wire does not become crinked. Now A must take the 

 setting-board, as already described, and having slung over his 

 rshoulders a bag of stakes, he places the centre notch of the 

 board to the first stake and after placing one foot on the board 

 to hold it firm, pushes in two other stakes, taking care they are 

 driven squarely into the ground in the other notches, the original 

 -central stake can now be withdrawn and ready for use at the 

 next hole. The first hole is now ready for the digger, who 

 makes his hole in the middle, between the two stakes, throwing 

 the upper soil to one side, and the subsoil to the other side, and 

 in each case just by the hole ; care must be taken by the digger 

 not to move the stakes with his feet. When the hole is complete 

 it is ready for the planter, who comas along with a setting-board 

 exactly similar to the one used for staking, and after selecting a 

 tree from those which are presumably beside him protected by a 

 wet sack, and kneeling down with one knee on the board, the 

 tree is brought into the central notch, the roots are carefully 

 spread out with the hands, and what was the surface soil is gently 

 rshovelled in ; the planter taking care it is well worked 

 among the roots with his hands. When sufficient is worked in 

 to hold it firm, with one hand holding the tree in an upright 

 position, he rises, and the men shovel in the remainder of the 

 soil, the planter retaining his hold on the stem of the tree to keep 

 it upright, at the same time treading gently round, while the soil 

 is being thrown in, to firmly fix the tree, which we may say 

 should be planted at the same depth as it has formerly stood in 

 the nursery. The holes cannot be dug too big or too deep ; but 

 before beginning planting enough soil should be replaced, and 



