68 State Horticultural Society. 



W. P. Keith.— If the weather is dry, I have a barrel. I dig the 

 holes, then dip the trees in the water; the mud would adhere to the 

 roots and the tree start off better. I have never had difficulty by treat- 

 ing them this way. 



D.A.Robnett. — I am sure 'Mr. Eutterneld is right about deep planting. 

 The trees must not be planted too deep. I had some trees with the roots 

 out of the ground and they are living and doing well. Where they were 

 planted deep I had borers. I would put the same kind of dirt around 

 the root as was natural to that part of the soil. 



A. V. Schermerhorn. — In regard to the depth of the soil, I agree 

 with Mr. Butterfield. 



Pres. Robnett. — I pack the trees in wet straw to take them to the 

 field, and when I take tfie tree out of the straw the root is fresh and wet. 

 When I get a large quantity of trees which cannot be set out immediately, 

 I dig a trench three or four feet wide on the north side of one of my 

 barns and heel the trees into this and in case of wet weather, the trees 

 will be all right. Do not set out trees when the ground is wet. I do 

 not take out more than enough trees to last a few hours. 



G. T. Tippin. — At this time, we learn most from object lessons. .In 

 the matter of deep planting, the best thing you can study is a native seed- 

 ling apple tree. You will find the roots showing above the ground. Some- 

 times you will find them growing out several feet. Deep planting has 

 ruined more trees than anything else. 



B. C. Auten. — My first year T lost more from deep planting than 

 from anything else. 



A. T. Nelson. — When w^e plant our trees in Southwest Missouri, 

 we first get our ground, then order our trees from a good nurseryman, 

 and when the trees arrive, we plow the ground one way, then cross plow 

 as in corn rows. Then we start three men down each row. The first 

 man throws up a few shovels of dirt, the next man holds the tree in place 

 while the other throws in the dirt, then the tree is jolted well and the 

 dirt packs around the roots. One man follows the wagon and trims 

 the trees as they are thrown out. We once had thirty-five acres of rather 

 low land and planted it with Ben Davis apples. We planted them on 

 the ground and packed dirt around the roots. It is one of the prettiest 

 orchards in Missouri. We planted two year old trees. We put just 

 enough dirt on to cover the roots. I think if this plan were followed, not 

 nearly so many trees would be lost as if they were planted so deep. We set 

 the trees on the ground, then pack the dirt around the roots. We set 

 trees right on the hard ground and shovel dirt around them. 



C. H. Dutcher. — Do 3'ou plow between the trees ? 



