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located all move back along the base line one 

 peg; this places the man who stood at the end 

 peg at the second one, where the other man 

 stood who is now at the third peg in the base 

 line; while the third man with the ends of 

 both wires is tightening them again. When this 

 IS accomplished, and a level is approached a peg 

 is placed at the base of his staff, when all move 

 up as before, forming another angle, so to 

 speak, with the two wires and the base line. 

 When a row is thus completed it becomes a 

 base line from which the next measurements are 

 made. This plan will work over almost any 

 kind of ground. Every operator should be care- 

 ful to have his staff perpendicular when the 

 wire is leveled and measurements made. For if 

 they are held at an angle they will tend to 

 shorten the distance between the trees, or get 

 them out of line. Rows may be lengthened 

 at any point in the plantation by making meas- 

 urements just as in establishing the base line, 

 using the pegs which indicate places for trees 

 to site to as die stakes were used to establish 

 the base line. 



THE Distance Apart.— Having decided as 

 to the pl^n of setting, tfie distance apart that the 

 frees should be set would next claim considera- 

 lU should be largely governed, first 



