Staking Out the Ground. 263 
vide sixty lath as very suitable stakes—light, straight - 
and of proper length—lay them on the ground or 
a board and whitewash on each side about a foot 
or more at one end, by which they ean readily be 
seen at a distance and distinguished from any other 
stake or object. Let two men with a tape line start 
at the corner of the ground at D, and measure 
25 feet along the east side to 1 and then set a 
stake; thence measure 40 feet to 2, setting a 
stake, and continue to 10, putting a stake every 
40 feet to C, setting all stakes as perpendicular as 
possible. 
“Then with ten stakes start at B and measure 
the same distance toward A, sticking a stake first at 
25 feet, and after that 40 feet, to correspond with 
those on the east side. And on the same plan and 
in the same manner, stick ten stakes 40 feet apart 
along the north and south bounds of the orchard, 
and entirely outside of where any trees are to be 
planted, being particular that no trees shall be 
planted nearer than 25 feet to the fences surround- 
ing the orchard, for the reason that when the trees 
become large, as much as 25 feet of space will be 
necessary to allow a spraying wagon and _ fixtures 
to pass in spraying the trees properly, and to place 
ladders about the trees for gathering the fruit. 
“The stakes being set around the orchard ground 
at proper distances, the tape line is no longer 
needed, as the cross intermediate rows of stakes are 
to be set by sight. Now let one man take ten of 
the white-top stakes and go about to H (at bottom 
