116 



No. 182. Old Mayette, Grenoble type. A fine nut but not very 

 productive. 



No. 183. Wiltz Mayette. Grafted on a natural black walnut 

 spring 1920. 



Implements used in transplanting and digging nut trees: 



No. ISi. Implement for transplanting young trees. Is pulled 

 witli tlie little Avery Friction Drive Tractor. This friction drive 

 affords a very low gear ratio so that the tractor can be run very slowly, 

 which is necessary in lining out })lants so close together. Two men sit 

 in the seats and set the jjlants in behind the opener as it moves forward. 

 With this machine we line out nbout 22,000 plants a day and do it 

 better than can be done in hand dibbering as it is not necessary to 

 cut back the roots. 



No. 185. Larger transplanter. This o]iens a larger trench and 

 runs as deep as 24 inches. Used in transplanting larger trees. This 

 is pulled by the Bates Tractor, through cables and blocks to reduce the 

 speed. The trees are set in behind the opener as the machine moves 

 forward. 



No. 186. Firmer or presser. This follows the transplanters and 

 firms the earth well about the roots. This machine, without the weight 

 of the driver, weighs 1500 lbs. Tliis firming is very important in the 

 transplanting of all trees and })lants and especially so with nut trees. 

 We lose practically none at all when the earth is well firmed about 

 the roots. 



No. 187. Avery Friction Drive Tractor, used for pulling trans- 

 planter. 



No. 188. Tree digger. Used for the smaller nut trees and for 

 fruit trees. 



No. 189. Larger tree digger. Used for nut trees. Runs 26 inches 

 deep, severing the roots. Trees are then lifted with four digging 

 irons, and four men using the same. 



No. 190. Wire cables used in pulling large digger. Blocks are 

 used to reduce the pull, when digging nut trees. 



No. 191. Wire cables run on these pulleys. Tractor moves at 

 right angles to digger which is some distance away, sometimes the 

 length of the cables, one thousand feet. 



No. 192. Bates Tractor. We have two of these and. sometimes 

 use both of them in digging nut trees. Draw pull, both tractors, 

 9000 lbs. They will probably exceed this rating. 



