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manent record of the man who had done the 

 work — and believe me that is some asset. 

 When it comes to passing the buck nothing can 

 equal a crowd of tree planters when the quality 

 of their work is questioned. I do not believe 

 that I was ever able to fix the responsibility 

 for the planting of any particular tree in our 

 orchards — that is, of any tree that was badly 

 planted and that died as a result. Those that 

 are well planted and thrive are claimed by 

 every one who ever used a spade on the place. 



After Mr. Ink had finished planting his or- 

 chard he used his field planting cards to com- 

 pile a small pocket record book in which every 

 tree is recorded by number. By the use of a 

 key which he has worked out to go with the 

 book he can at once identify any particular tree 

 in the orchard and refer to the variety, age, 

 treatment and name of the planter. Each year 

 these book records are revised to show the 

 additions that are made to the orchard and to 

 indicate those trees that are replanted. 



While I personally admire the wonderfully 

 systematic way in which Mr. Ink planned and 

 planted his orchard I do not believe that the 

 average grower need go to quite that much 

 trouble. I would not do it in my own work be- 

 cause it would multiply details in a job which 

 I prefer to simplify just as much as possible. 



One of the things to be worked out on paper 



