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would say that after my stakes are set on the east and north, I 

 take up the corner stake and set a tree in its place, and set a 

 row on a line with the stakes on the east side, say thirty feet 

 apart. Now one row is set. Go to the corner where you com- 

 menced, and use two sticks thirty feet long. Place the end of 

 one against the corner tree, laying it on the ground in a south- 

 west direction. The other stick must have one end placed 

 asrainst the first tree south of the corner tree, and be laid on 

 the ground running in a northwest direction. Hold these 

 sticks against the trees, and bring the ends together. That 

 gives the starting place for the second row. Drive in a stake 

 at this point, then take one of the poles, put one end 

 against this stake and lay it on the ground in an easterly 

 direction, so that it will pass over the center of the space be- 

 tween the first and second trees. Make a mark on the pole on 

 a line with tlie row of trees. Now you have the proper dis- 

 tances at which to set the rows. I use but this one pole. I 

 walk along the row and lay the pole on the ground with 

 themark even with a tree, and then take a stake and walk to 

 the end of it and drive it down. So on, nntil the three stakes 

 are set. In this second row, the first, or north tree, should be 

 set fifteen feet south of the line of stakes on the north side of 

 the orchard, then the first tree in the third row would be in a 

 line with the stakes on the north side of the orchard ground. 



now MANY TREES TO PLANT. 



You will see by the compass circle in the above form, that, 

 by placing one point of tlie compasses on one star, or tree, 

 opening them half an inch and striking a circle, it touches six 

 trees. In this plan I give to each tree a circle of ground 

 to cover, so that before growing so as to touch each other 

 the ground would be entirely covered or shaded, thus giving 

 the needed moisture to the young fruit. The quincunx form 

 has great advantage over the old square form. I have been 

 very particular in describing the work of setting an orchard in 

 this form, on account of a mistaken notion of which I 

 will speak in describing form No. 2. 



