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be desired. It marks five rows at a time. If the follow- 
ing’ plan is carried out in the use of this marker, the rows 
will be perfectly straight. 
If the rows are to be I foot apart, ad- 
just the teeth to this distance, and 
stretch a line along one side of the plat 
to be planted. If the land slopes, the 
rows should always run with the hill 
and marking should begin at the upper 
side of the plat. Take the marker, and 
with a side tooth barely touching the 
tightly stretched line, walk backward 
marking five rows. Have a 9-foot pole 
at each end of the line. Measure off 
9 feet from the first stakes, stretch the 
line and mark five more rows with the 
outside tooth touching the line. Repeat 
these operations until the entire plat 
is marked. 
The homemade device shown in Figure 32 may be sub- 
stituted, but it is a great advantage to have an adjustable 
marker with a scale graduated in inches and half inches. 
FIG. 33. DIF- 
FERENT FORMS 
OF DIBBERS 
FIG. 34. DIFFERENT FORMS OF TROWELS 
Roller rope markers are sometimes employed by gar- 
deners, and there are various forms of field markers. In 
rough, hilly or stony ground nothing is superior to a 
