[Fruit culture] . Fig. 13 against the peg that represents the place for the tree and thentwo pegs are driven into the ground through the holes in theends of the board. These pegs are left until the hole for thetree is dug, and when the tree is to be set in the hole the board 248—14 42 APPLE CULTURE is again placed on the pegs so that the holes in the ends passover these pegs. The method of using the planting board isclearly shown in Fig. 14. 47. A cheaper method of laying out an orchard is to usea team and some form of plow, probably a bull tongue in mostcases, and mark off the rows in each di
[Fruit culture] . Fig. 13 against the peg that represents the place for the tree and thentwo pegs are driven into the ground through the holes in theends of the board. These pegs are left until the hole for thetree is dug, and when the tree is to be set in the hole the board 248—14 42 APPLE CULTURE is again placed on the pegs so that the holes in the ends passover these pegs. The method of using the planting board isclearly shown in Fig. 14. 47. A cheaper method of laying out an orchard is to usea team and some form of plow, probably a bull tongue in mostcases, and mark off the rows in each direction, sighting to thestakes that have been previously set around and across theplanting as mentioned. This method is probably as often. Fig. 14 resorted to as any other. It is also possible to locate the treeswithout using either the system of marking or the plantingboard but simply by sighting to stakes in each direction at thetime the tree is set. This method, however, is not so accurateas the others, especially if the land is not level. The field may be laid off with a plow in each direction byusing stakes that are set at the time of plowing. That is, sayan orchardist is laying off a planting east and west, the firstrow is carefully located by three or four stakes set east andwest. Then, as the man doing the plowing passes the stake,he measures off the proper distance to the next row and sets § 4 APPLE CULTURE 43 the stake over to it. This will give him a line of stakes to comeback on in making the next row. It will be best to have anassistant to help set the first end. The rows are located inthe other direction in the same way. Although this may notlocate the trees with mathematical precision, under most con-diti
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