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to the bottom of the pail and only increase its weight. Plants should be trans- 

 ferred direct from the pail to the planting hole and not dropped ahead of the 

 planter. 



Fig. 20. — Planting on loose, sandy soil where only the spade is needed, and where 

 planting gangs of two prove most satisfactory. One man opens the hole, the other 

 places the plant and firms the soil about the roots. 



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Pig. 21.— Planting in loose soil. 



Planting can best be done by two working together, one preparing th'^ plant- 

 ing hole, the other placing the plant and covering it. The planting hole may be 

 made in several ways, depending upon the hioseness of the soil. In comparatively 

 loose soil the planting hole may be made by driving in the spade and moving it 



