DIAGRAM SHOWING LOCATION OF STAKES 

 AND METHOD OF STAKING. 



To stake out a field for planting 1 , lay out a row, being very careful to have 

 it straight and exactly at right angles with one side of the field . Drive small 

 stakes along this row, one every twenty (20) feet. Three men with a wire or 

 chain forty (40) feet long with a ring on either end and a ring in the middle can 

 then lay out the next row very easily by the end men holding their rings on 

 stakes in the first row, the third man simply pulling both chains tiyht and driv- 

 ing his stake. Repeat this operation for all the rest of the rows. If the land is un- 

 even, care should be taken to hold the chains level. Occasional "sighting" may be 

 necessary to keep the rows exactly straight in every diiection. The lines in 

 the lower left hand corner illustrate how the field may be staked out. The 

 straight lines in the center of the diagram show how to sight the trees to get the 

 rows straight in every direction It pays to spend time to have all the rows 

 of trees straight in every direction not only because they look better but they 

 are much easier to cultivate. 



