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FIG. 104. Quincunx system of planting an orchard. Placing the trees 

 30 by 30 feet apart gives 85 trees to the acre. 



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FIG. 105. Hexagonal system of planting an orchard. Placing the trees 

 30 by 30 feet apart gives 55 trees to the acre. 



