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water, and when that soaks away fill up again and again, liauling 

 water with a team if necessary, until the ground is as wet as you 

 want it ; after the water has soaked away fill the hole nearly full of 

 dirt but always have the ground so the water will run to the tree. 

 If the ground is wet one cannot pack as firmly, and care must be 

 taken by mulching heavily and watering if the season turns very 

 dry and we have a dry fall, to keep the ground from baking and 

 ruining the trees. 



I tried the "Stringfellow" plan once. Took ten trees, cut back 

 top and roots till they looked like broomhandles and set them with 



S. U. Richardson, Winnebago City. 



a crowbar; they all died. I saw a very fine young grove in Martin 

 County that was set in one of those very dry years, and there were 

 few vacant places in the grove. After the trees were set out and the 

 ground made level and fine with a rake, the ground was covered 

 with straw two feet deep ; the ground was mulched once more but 

 never was cultivated. I never saw a grove that was more vigorous 

 and thrifty than was that. There is one advantage the straw mulch 

 has over any other, it does not heat and bake, and air and moisture 

 penetrate easier. 



