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soil with humus and nitrogen. Pecan trees on ground handled in this 

 way will be found to be making rapid growth. It is often wise, how- 

 ever, to supplement this with dressings about the trees of slowly 

 available forms of nitrogen, such as bone meal and tankage. Where 



Fig. 11. — The Cross Line Shows 

 Where the Taproot Should be Cut 

 for Transplanting. 



these special fertilizers are not readily obtainable, any good general 

 fertilizer will be found advantageous. It goes without saying that 

 there is no better fertilizer for pecan trees than stable manure. 

 The only trouble is we have too little of it 



