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devices already described (Figs. 113-120); or in large areas, the 

 place may be staked out. In planting orchards, the area is 

 laid out (preferably by a surveyor) with two or more rows of 

 stakes so placed that a man may sight from one fixed point to 



140. Device for placing the tree. 



another. Two or three men work to best advantage in such 

 planting. 



There are various devices for locating the place of the stake 

 after the stake has been removed and the hole dug, in case the 



area is not regularly staked 

 out in such a way that sight- 

 ing across the area may be 

 employed. One of the sim- 

 plest is shown in Fig. 139. 

 It is a narrow and thin board 

 with a notch in the center 

 and a peg in either end,' one 

 of the pegs being stationary. 

 The implement is so placed 

 that the notch meets the 

 stake, then one end of it is 

 thrown out of the way until 

 the hole is dug. When the implement is brought again to its 

 original position, the notch marks the place of the stake and 

 the tree. Figure 140 is a device with a lid, in the end of which 

 is a notch to mark the place of the stake. This lid is thrown 

 back, as shown by the dotted lines, when the hole is being 

 dug. Figure 141 shows a method of bringing trees in row by 

 measuring from a line. 



141. Lining a tree from a stake. 



