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omitted, and the nearest whole number 

 used. 



A Tal)le of Distances 

 The question is often aslied, How many 

 trees or plants can be set per acre at a 

 given distance apart? It will be found 

 convenient to have at hand a table which 

 will give the nunil)er without having to 

 resort to a mathematical calculation, and 

 to this end the table below has been made 

 out. giving the number of trees or plants 

 per acre planted according to the "square" 

 and "triangular" methods. 



Distance each Equilateral 



way in feet Square Triangle 



1 43.560 50.300 



2 10,890 12,474 



3 4,840 5,889 



4 2,722 3,143 



5 1,742 2,011 



6 1,210 1,397 



7 888 1,025 



8 680 785 



9 537 620 



10 435 502 



11 360 416 



12 302 348 



13 258 298 



14 222 256 



15 193 222 



16 170 196 



17 151 174 



18 134 154 



19 120 140 



20 109 125 



21 99 114 



22 90 104 



23 82 94 



24 75 87 



25 70 80 



26 64 74 



27 60 70 



28 55 64 



29 51 60 



30 48 56 



31 45 52 



32 42 49 



33 40 46 



34 38 43 



35 35 41 



36 33 38 



37 31 36 



38 30 35 



39 28 33 



40 27 31 



P. ,T. O'Gara. Assistant FatlioloRist. Depart- 

 ment of Apricultm-e. 



A Good Plantini? Flan 



After the ground has been thoroughly 

 prepared the position of the trees should 

 be determined. There are many ways of 

 doing this work, and it depends some- 



what upon the style adopted whether the 

 square, quincunx, or hexagonal be used. 

 The square is the most common method. 

 By this method the rows are planted 

 straight both ways across the field and 

 the maximum distance between the trees 

 may be had for the growing of other 

 crops. This method also facilitates culti- 

 vation. The rows can be laid out by 

 measuring off the head row all around 

 the field and then plowing out a furrow 

 both ways; the point where the furrows 

 intersect will be the place for the tree. 

 This is a simple method and one that is 

 sometimes used very successfully. An- 

 other method is called the "stake" method 

 and may be better understood from the 

 following figure. 

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V\K- 1. A Good Plantinj; Pian. 



A, B, C and D represent the field to 

 be planted. Begin at A and work up the 

 lines AB and BC and at the proper dis- 

 tances at which the trees are to be 

 planted mark the points 1, 2, 3, etc. Then 

 go back 50 or 100 feet and measure off 

 lines ab and be parallel to lines AB and 

 BC respectively. Begin at a and along 

 lines ab and be mark points at the same 

 distances and corresponding to points 1, 

 2. 3, etc., along lines AB and BC. Be 

 sure that points D. A, and a are in a 

 straight line and that points D, C, and c 

 are also in a straight line. Place stakes 

 three to five feet in height at each of 

 these points along the four lines. When 

 ready to plant the trees start at any 

 point inside the field ABCD. Stand erect 



