This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1915 Excerpt: ... the subject (Okla. Exp. Sta. Circ. No. 20): "From the standpoint of the number of trees contained on an acre we find: That planted by the square system, with trees 25 feet apart, an acre will contain sixty-four trees. This leaves, however, about I6J4 feet around the sides between the last row of trees and the outside ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1915 Excerpt: ... the subject (Okla. Exp. Sta. Circ. No. 20): "From the standpoint of the number of trees contained on an acre we find: That planted by the square system, with trees 25 feet apart, an acre will contain sixty-four trees. This leaves, however, about I6J4 feet around the sides between the last row of trees and the outside line, instead of 121i, as would be intended. When the acre is planted by the triangular or hexagonal system it will be found to Fio. 55. Twenty-five trees planted according to square system. Dotted lines indicate feeding-area assigned to each tree. contain sixty-seven trees. Here again, however, in planting the single acre, the trees do not fit the plat, and there is a margin left over on two of the sides of 16 J feet, instead of 123. . It is difficult to say how many trees may be planted on an acre by the quincunx system on account of the difference of meaning as to what is intended. Usually in Comparing this system with others they are compared with the trees the same distance apart in the rows. This is not a fair comparison, however, for when trees are planted by this system the nearest tree to any given tree is not the next tree down the row, but the next tree diagonally across. Taking it in the sense in which it is generally used, an acre of land planted according to the quincunx system contains 113 trees. Here, as in the square system, a 16% foot margin is left instead of the intended 12Yt feet. "number Of Trees To The Acre Planted 25 Feet Apart Square system 64 Hexagonal or triangular system 67 Quincunx system (trees 25 feet apart in the row, but only about 14M feet from any tree to its nearest neighbor) 113 Fio. 56. Twenty-five trees planted according to hexagonal system. Dotted lines indicate feeding-area of each tree. ...
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