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end and a notch in the middle. Before the stake is dis- 

 turbed lay the board down so that the notch is at the stake, 

 then drive a peg through the holes at the end of the board. 

 The board can be removed and the hole dug without fur- 

 ther care for the original stake. When the hole is ready 

 place the board back over the pegs and place the tree in 

 the notch, and it will occupy the same position exactly of 

 the original stake. If the stakes are lined up perfectly, 



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Diagram of an orchard with trees planted in triangles. 

 This system gives a greater number of trees per acre than 

 when planted in squares, but leaves less room between rows. 



the trees will also be in perfectly straight rows when the 

 planting is finished. 



Where the trees are set in triangles, a common method 

 for small plantations is to plant only one outside row. 

 Then with a large triangular frame whose sides are the dis- 

 tances between the trees in the triangle, is placed so that 

 two corners are in contact with two trees in the row. At 

 the third corner a third tree is set. By moving this tri- 



