Transplanting. 



sewed through and tied around the cord would be more visible than 

 pins ; but the latter are quickly found if the workman measures the 

 'distance by pacing between them as he walks from one to the other 

 A new cord will stretch a little at first, but will soon cease to do so. 

 The easiest way to mark the spaces on the cord is to wrap it around 

 the ends of a board cut at the right length, so that every third coil 

 shall be a place for the pin. Thus, if the board is five feet long, b} 

 marking every third coil at the end of the board we obtain spaces of 

 thirty feet. The field having been ploughed and fitted for planting, we 

 are now ready for operation. Select a still day, so that the wind will 

 not blow the cord out of place, and then stretch the line along one side 

 of the field, at a suitable distance from the fence where the first row 

 is to be. Make it as straight as possible, by drawing on it forcibly ; 

 a stout cord being better than a weak one on this account. If the 

 land be tolerably level, twenty or thirty rods may be measured off at 

 a time. Place flat stones or other heavy weights upon it at inter- 

 vals, to keep it in position ; if there is some wind, care will be 

 necessary in making it perfectly straight before thus fixing it. Next, 

 drive in one of the short pegs or sticks at each point marked by the 

 pin already described. When this is done, one row will be marked. 

 Then remove the line, and mark each end of the field at right 

 angles to this in the same way. Lastly, mark the remaining side. 



Before marking both ends, 



K . it is safest to stretch the 



line on the fourth side, 

 that all may be accurately 

 spaced. Next, to fill up 

 this hollow square with 

 the proper marks, stretch 

 the line successively be- 

 t w e e n corresponding 

 sticks on the opposite 

 sides, and mark as before 

 till the whole is com- 

 pleted. If the work has 

 been carefully done, every 

 stake will be found to 

 range perfectly. Every 

 cord will stretch more or 

 less, but if stretched so 

 that the ends will come out even each time, which is attended with 

 no difficulty, the rows will be perfect, as shown in Fig. 70. 



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Fig. 70. 

 Staking out orchards. 



