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72 ANNUAL REPORT. 
sell us more trees. It is no use to plant where the roots can getno 
heat, air, and sunlight influence. ou, ehh 
Mr. Wilcox gave an invitation to the members of the Society ish 
visit him next fall and see the results of his method of deep plant- 
ing. 
Mr. Scott :—Have not set many trees in Minnesota. Have done 
some planting, and some trees set 10 inches deeper than in the nur- 
sery are now worth double what they would have been set in the 
ordinary way. We, as a Society, need to recommend some depth, 
Mr. Dartt :—Perhaps the difference is explained by the deep dig- 
ging and pulverization of the soil, and not alone by setting deep. 
Should not overdo the thing, 2-4 inches is enough and will not bend 
nature too much. ‘ 
Mr. Philips :—Glad I came here. Have been considered a fool 
for planting 3,000 trees. It is some consolation to find some one 
with 7,000. (This number was metioned by a previous speaker.) 
With such a multiplicity of theories each man must try for himself 
and make conclusions for himself. 
Mr. Grimes :—Think we had better recommend common sense. 
A motion to lay the question on the table was lost, 4 to 11. 
Mr. Brand :—Would set on clay soil 6 inches deep. and have the - 
top of the root 10 inches below the surface on light soils. There 
. is great carelessness afmong farmers in the setting of trees, 
Depth to Plant. 
Mr. Jewell moved an amendment recommending two to six inches 
in clay and six to twelve inches in light soil, which was carried by 
a vote of 10 to 5. 
The motion was then carried by a vote of 9 to 5, and reads as 
follows : 
Resolved, That we recommend the planting of trees from two to six 
inches deeper on clay soils and from six to twelve inches deeper on light 
soils than they stood in the nursery. 
The following discussion on hardy trees was had after the read- 
ing of Mr. Martin’s report, and was ordered inserted at this point: 
Crab Roots. 
Mr. Wilcox :—I had an orchard before 1872-3 that Dr. Stickney 
said was the best in Wisconsin. That winter swept away most of 
my orchard and 60,000 trees from my nursery, though part of the 
