26 BULLETIN 527, U. S. DEFARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
The bill of stock is as follows: 
Use. 
Number 
of pieces. 
1 
Dimensions. 
Frame 
2 
2 
2 
4 
4 
4 
Inches. Feet. 
1 by 8 by 5. 
1 by 8 by 3. 
1 by 12 by 5. 
1 by 3 by 5. 
1 by 3 by 4. 
2 by 4 by 3. 
Frame 
Rest boards 
Braces 
Braces 
Legs 
Saw the 16-foot board into four pieces to form the frame, the 
10-foot board into two pieces to form the rest boards, the 2 by 4 
inch into four pieces to form the legs, the two 10-foot strips into 
four pieces for braces that will run the long way of the table, and 
the two 8-foot strips into four pieces for braces that will run the short 
way of the table. 
To assemble, nail the frame together, turn it upside down and nail 
the legs in place, using 10-penny nails, nail the rest boards in place, 
turn the table right side up and nail braces in place along the sides, 
using 8-penny nails, saw off the ends of the braces flush with the leg, 
nail the two thicknesses of burlap or canvas on the top of the frame, 
and nail the piece of rubber hose around the edge of the frame. 
This rubber hose gets rid of the sharp edge. If no hose is available, 
nail several thicknesses of burlap on the edge of the frame before the 
two thicknesses of burlap are fastened. 
Note to Teacher. — As an aid in teaching agriculture, have one or two of these 
sorting tables made and carried to an orchard where apples are to be harvested. The 
pupils can be given some practical lessons in sorting the fruit. Be sure they learn 
that the burlap or canvas is to aid in protecting the fruit from bruising. After sorting 
a few baskets of fruit, compare them with an unsorted lot. The better appearance 
of the sorted fruit will often be a surprise to them. Too much fruit goes to market 
carelessly sorted. 
These tables are useful in tomato-club work. A carefully sorted 
lot of tomatoes makes a much better appearance than a vine-run lot. 
EXERCISE XL PLANTING BOARD. 
The usual method followed when laying out an orchard for plant- 
ing is to set a stake at the point where each tree is to be located; 
but as this stake must be removed when the hole for the tree is dug, 
a planting board is often employed to get each tree in its proper 
place. In figure 32 is shown a drawing of a planting board, with 
the dimensions given. When using a planting board, the 2 by 2 
inch notch is placed over the stake that indicates where the tree is to 
stand, and two stakes are driven into the ground at the points of 
the notches at both ends of the board. The board is then removed 
and the hole dug. When the tree is to be set, the planting board 
