42 THE AMERICAN APPLE ORCHARD 



by the eye as the trees are set. When this system of 

 marking is undertaken the marker should be driven 

 across the field in both directions and the trees located 

 at the intersections of the lines. In small plantings 

 it is feasible to mark in one direction and then to 

 stretch a garden line or rope at right angles to the 

 marks, making the plantings along the garden line. 



ORTHODOX METHOD OF TREE PLANTING 



This latter method, however, is not suitable to large 

 undertakings. 



\^hen the trees are located in this way by the 

 intersection of marks, the exact point at which the 

 trees are to be placed is lost when the hole is dug. It 

 is customary under such circumstances to use a par- 

 ticular contrivance sometimes known as the "planting- 

 jack" for locating the tree. As shown in the illus- 

 tration, this consists of a lath or small board 5 to 6 

 feet long, 6 inches wide, and I inch thick. This is 



