SETTING APPLE TREES.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 3606, 5 December 1905, Page 4

SETTING APPLE TREES.

tMUHM They Are Placed In ftwoetrU Order the Orchard Sever Presents a Good Appearance.

In set ting out a young orchard it ii highly important that the trees be set exactly in geometric order, exactly in line with each other in two directions.

An orchard presents a much more attractive appearance if care is exercised i in this direction, and the looks of an orchard prove to be an important factor it a time comes when it is desired tc sell the orchard.

Now one cannot set trees in a perfect line by sighting along the line ol trees ns they are set out. The topsobsour* the view, and when the row is finished some trees will be found much

TRIPOD FOR SETTING TREES, out of line. Setting out stakes beforehand will not answer, since each stake must be taken up in order to>digahole. "AoT exccvhehtr plan .is shown in the cut. Set out small stakes in the exact spot where each tree is to stand. Make a light triuod, as Is shown in the cut, with a cord and weight, arranged as shown. Set the tripod over the stake so that the weight at the end of the cord will be exactly over the stake. Now pull up the stake and dig the hole for the tree, without moving the tripod. Ret the tree so that when the ■weight is lowered it will touch the trunk. In, this way every tree will stand finally in (he exact position, ol the row of stakes first set out. —American Agr i c ult.u rist.