. The principles of fruit-growing, with applications to practice. Fruit-culture. Getting the Rows Straight 195 at either end to the adjoining row, as soon as one row is set alongside it. Persons sometimes tie strings on the line at the given intervals, expecting to set a tree at every knot, but with the stretching of the line, and other errors, it is difficult to get the cross-rows straight in this way. On comparatively level fields, especially if the land is in good tilth, the plantation may be laid out with a corn- marker. If the planter keeps his back to the row of trees and sights ahead to
. The principles of fruit-growing, with applications to practice. Fruit-culture. Getting the Rows Straight 195 at either end to the adjoining row, as soon as one row is set alongside it. Persons sometimes tie strings on the line at the given intervals, expecting to set a tree at every knot, but with the stretching of the line, and other errors, it is difficult to get the cross-rows straight in this way. On comparatively level fields, especially if the land is in good tilth, the plantation may be laid out with a corn- marker. If the planter keeps his back to the row of trees and sights ahead to the marked line or furrow, he will get his rows straighter than if he sights by the trees. Two men. Fig. 45. Planting-board. are better than one when setting plants, for one usually attends to the sighting while the other puts in the plants. There are various devices for locating the position of the orginal stake, after the hole has been dug. One of the best consists simply of a thin board 3 or 4 inches wide and 6 or 7 feet long (Fig. 45), with a notch at its center, and a stationary leg or pin at one end (a). The other end (6) is provided with a hole to receive the top of another stake or pin. The notch is set against the stake, the legs at each end of the board being thrust into the ground at the same time. The end (b) is now raised off the pin or leg, and the board is swung around out of the range of the hole. When the hole is dug, the end (c) is swung back and dropped over the pin, and the tree is set in the notch. On. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde), 1858-1954. New York : Macmillan
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