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point exactly over the north point or zero point when at rest. 

 The string is then stretched in the direction of the second side 

 of the woodlot {BC) passing accurately over the center of the 

 compass and .the number of degrees noted. The side {BC) is 

 then measured accurately in feet. The line BC, the number of 

 degrees, and the distance are then recorded in the table. At 

 each succeeding corner the same method should be followed. 

 The direction of the line is found by means of the compass and 

 string, and the distance measured accurately, 



A map is now made of the woodlot from the data in the 

 table. The method of drawing the map is similar in many 

 respects to the measuring of the woodlot. The same processes 

 are gone through with on paper. The same compass could 

 be used, but it will be found more convenient to use a pro- 

 tractor such as is shown. A thin piece of paper can be laid 

 over this protractor and traced and cut out for use. 



In drawing the map the top of the paper is considered north 

 and should be so marked. Then the bottom of the paper will 

 be south, and the right hand edge east, and the left hand edge 

 west. In drawing the map it is often a help to lay the paper 

 on the table so that it lies in a north and south direction. 



A point is now selected on the paper and marked A, to 

 correspond with the first corner of the woodlot. A north and 

 south line and an east and west line are now drawn through 



