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tance it is desired to plant the trees from the junction 
of these two lines. If planting twenty feet apart this 
first stake should be ten feet from the junction, and 
if twenty-two feet apart set the stake eleven feet in. 
After this line is staked use the triangle form above 
mentioned, setting one point at the first stake, the 
second point on the guide line, and the third point 
will indicate the third row of trees. Set stakes at the 
second and third points. With these points estab- 
lished the triangle can be worked either way. If 
working down the guide line simply turn the form 
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over, being careful to keep points two and three at 
the stakes, point one will then be facing in the op- 
posite direction, set stake at number one and turn 
form again with point two on the guide line and set 
stakes at point two and then follow this process across 
the field, thus staking three rows by using rows 
two and three for guide lines the operators can work 
back to the base line, but only one row can be staked 
as points one and two of the form will have to be 
placed at the stakes on rows two and three, but two 
rows can be staked from the base line each time. 
Three men will be required to operate this plan of 
staking, and if care is used the trees should line per- 
fectly, provided of course the land is on a uniform 
grade. 
If uneven or rolling land is to be staked off a line 
similar to that described under the Square system can 
be used, but there will have to be two sets of end 
buttons, as it will be seen from the illustration that 
the rows alternate, also the two parallel base lines 
would have to be double staked. 
After the ground is staked off in the manner de- 
scribed each stake will indicate the point at which a 
tree will be set. In order to preserve this location 
while digging the holes a planting board is used and 
the ground is double staked. For the purpose of 
making its use more clearly understood we give an 
illustration of the planting board. 
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Hexagonal or septuple system 
Use a piece of 1x4 pine, 4 feet in length, cut 
notches A and B one inch square in each end as illus- 
trated. In the exact center cut notch C 1^ inches 
square, or larger if the diameter of the trees to be 
planted require it. In double staking place notch C 
over the tree stake each time, being careful that the 
stake comes in the center of the notch. With the 
board firmly held in this position drive stakes in 
notches A and B, remove the board and pull up the 
tree stake at C, and dig the hole. In planting the 
tree replace the board in same position holding the 
