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  Planting 
  the 
  Trees 
  : 
  

  

  After 
  the 
  pot-hole 
  has 
  been 
  filled, 
  continue 
  to 
  shovel 
  in 
  subsoil 
  

   until 
  the 
  proper 
  height 
  is 
  reached 
  for 
  planting 
  the 
  tree, 
  then 
  throw 
  

   in 
  half 
  the 
  top 
  soil 
  and 
  spread 
  the 
  roots 
  on 
  that 
  in 
  their 
  natural 
  

   positions, 
  then 
  throw 
  in 
  the 
  remainder 
  of 
  the 
  top 
  soil, 
  next 
  get 
  in 
  

   the 
  hole 
  and 
  walk 
  around 
  the 
  tree 
  several 
  times, 
  tramping 
  the 
  top 
  

   soil 
  down 
  tight 
  around 
  the 
  roots 
  so 
  as 
  to 
  remove 
  all 
  large 
  air 
  spaces 
  

   that 
  surround 
  the 
  roots, 
  then 
  fill 
  the 
  hole 
  to 
  the 
  surface 
  with 
  sub- 
  

   soil. 
  Planting 
  a 
  tree 
  in 
  this 
  way 
  costs 
  a 
  few 
  cents 
  more 
  per 
  tree 
  

   than 
  the 
  old 
  way, 
  but 
  since 
  the 
  tree 
  can 
  only 
  be 
  planted 
  once 
  and 
  

   the 
  comparative 
  records 
  as 
  to 
  loss 
  of 
  trees 
  the 
  first 
  year 
  after 
  plant- 
  

   ing, 
  show 
  an 
  average 
  advantage 
  of 
  30 
  per 
  cent, 
  in 
  favor 
  of 
  dyna- 
  

   mited 
  trees, 
  namely, 
  the 
  loss 
  is 
  cut 
  down 
  from 
  three 
  to 
  five 
  trees 
  

   per 
  hundred, 
  a 
  dynamited 
  tree 
  grows 
  so 
  much 
  more 
  vigorously 
  

   and 
  produces 
  fruit 
  from 
  one 
  to 
  two 
  years 
  earlier, 
  therefore 
  it 
  pays 
  

   to 
  take 
  the 
  extra 
  trouble 
  and 
  do 
  the 
  job 
  right. 
  

  

  The 
  editor 
  of 
  Successful 
  Farming 
  was 
  at 
  one 
  time 
  skeptical 
  as 
  

   to 
  the 
  use 
  of 
  dynamite 
  in 
  tree 
  planting, 
  but 
  has 
  been 
  convinced 
  

   from 
  personal 
  observation 
  of 
  its 
  use 
  in 
  large 
  commercial 
  orchards, 
  

   and 
  from 
  letters 
  from 
  various 
  subscribers, 
  that 
  it 
  is 
  an 
  important 
  

   and 
  valuable 
  innovation 
  in 
  horticulture, 
  provided 
  it 
  is 
  used 
  with 
  

   proper 
  care 
  and 
  discretion. 
  

  

  CORRESPONDENTS 
  AND 
  OTHERS 
  INTERESTED 
  IN 
  NUT 
  CULTURE 
  

  

  ALABAMA 
  

  

  Carver, 
  George 
  W., 
  Director 
  Department 
  Research, 
  Tuskegee 
  Institute 
  

  

  ARIZONA 
  

  

  Kams, 
  H. 
  G., 
  Kams 
  Bros., 
  Inc., 
  Nogales 
  

  

  ARKANSAS 
  

  

  Shadle, 
  E. 
  A., 
  England 
  

   Watkins, 
  J. 
  A., 
  Warren 
  

   Hamilton, 
  Ed., 
  Wynne 
  

   Meek, 
  W. 
  H., 
  Hot 
  Springs 
  

   Jones, 
  Herbert 
  A., 
  Plumerville 
  

   St. 
  John 
  M., 
  Wrightsville 
  

  

  CALIFORNIA 
  

  

  Payne, 
  George 
  C, 
  Campbell 
  

   Fitzgerald, 
  Dr. 
  W. 
  W., 
  Stockton 
  

   Thomberry, 
  Lordsburg 
  

   Fuller, 
  L. 
  E., 
  1643 
  Sunset 
  Blvd., 
  San 
  Diego 
  

   Tribble 
  Brothers 
  Nursery 
  Co., 
  Elk 
  Grove 
  

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