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staking-board is again brought into requisition and 

 placed over the hole, so that the two stakes fit into 

 the notches at the end. Then the young tree is held 

 so that its trunk fits into the centre notch, just where 

 the single stake stood before the double-staking took 

 place. In either double-staking or planting always 

 work from one end of the row to the other, and 

 always keep the centre notch of the board facing away 

 I from you. If one is careful 



in performing this work it is 

 sure to turn out well. This 

 sounds like a complicated oper- 

 ation, perhaps ; but really it is 

 very simple and easy in practise. 

 The picture plainly shows how 

 the board is made and used, and 

 it is hardly necessary to add that 

 each tree is to be held exactly in 

 place in the notch until most of 



sxAKmr, BOARD IN USE the soil i8 shoveled into the hole 

 and firmed securely in place. 



Number of trees required for an acre : 



If set 12 feet apart, 302 trees. 



If set 16% feet apart, 160 trees. 



If set 18 feet apart, 134 trees. 



If set 20 feet apart, 108 trees. 



If set 25 feet apart, 70 trees. 



If set 30 feet apart, 48 trees. 



If set 36 feet apart, 33 trees. 



If set 40 feet apart, 27 trees. 



(NOTE : The foregoing figures are based on the square system 

 of planting. If the triangular method is used, about one-eighth 

 more trees can be set on each acre.) 



