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and perhaps also between the trees on the sides of the rec- 

 tangle. 



The farmer who wishes to grow crops between his 

 trees and at the same time plant the most trees on a given 

 area of land will not use fillers, but will plant his trees on 

 the hexagonal plan, thus getting the maximum number per 

 acre, about fifteen per cent, more than as if he planted in 

 squares. 



AVhere time and space are of little consequence, the 

 most convenient arrangement is that of squares. 



The distance apart for standard trees is thirty-six 

 feet, but where fillers are used, this should be increased to 

 forty feet. 



Locating the Trees 



Many devices have been employed for the location of 

 trees. For the sake of appearance and for convenience in all 

 future operations in the orchard, the trees should be locat- 

 ed in straight lines in two directions. On small plantations 

 it will be most convenient to place a stake w^here each tree 

 is to stand, lining them each way, with a row of stakes 

 placed all the way around the piece to be planted or placed 

 where they may be seen from any part of the field. This 

 may necessitate dividing the field into a number of sections, 

 l3ut this is not likely to happen in a small orchard. When 

 the hole is dug for the tree, the stake of course is moved and 

 its re-location determined by means of a planting board 



In large plantations the locations of the trees may be 

 •determined by setting a row of stakes around the sides of 

 the field to be planted, together with two rows of stakes 

 Tunning cross-wise to each other through the middle of the 

 field. From any point at which a tree is to be located, it 

 ivill be possible to obtain lines in at least two directions, 

 thus locating it correctly. 



Where trees are planted on the hexagonal plan, a row 

 of stakes is set along one side of the field properly spaced 

 for the trees. Two wires made the exact length of the dis- 

 tance between the trees and each provided with rings at 

 •either end are used to determine the location of the next line 

 of trees. One end of each wire is slipped over the stake or 

 held against the first row of stakes or trees. The other ends 

 .-are brought together so as to form the sides of an equi- 



