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have at first developed larger and deeper root systems than 

 those planted in the usual way, but this appears to be without 

 important significance in soils that are suitable for peach- 

 growing. The situation is summed up briefly in the state- 

 ment that : " There are soil conditions where dynamiting is 

 beneficial for tree planting. There are other conditions where 

 no distinctly beneficial results would be obtained." 



In view of the conflicting results which are based on wide 

 experience in preparing the holes with dynamite, the ques- 

 tion of whether to use it or not is still an open one and must 

 be settled evidently on the basis of the conditions in each 

 case. The problem has been stated and some of the factors 

 that bear on it have been mentioned. The prospective 

 planter must know his soil if he is to handle it to the best 

 advantage possible. 



PLANTING THE TREES 



The grower has prepared his soil, laid out the site for plant- 

 ing, and has made the holes for planting the trees or is prepared 

 to do so as the work of planting progresses. 



The details that have to do with putting the trees in 

 position in the places marked for them in laying out the site 

 are numerous and require careful attention but in execution 

 may be widely varied. The following presentation of de- 

 tails should be considered as suggestive only and to be varied 

 in practice as the individual planter's condition and prefer- 

 ences dictate. 



As stated in another place, one-year-old peach trees, that 

 is, those that have made one season's growth from the bud in 

 the nursery, are generally used in planting peach orchards. 



In digging trees from the nursery a considerable part of the 

 root system, especially many of the fine fibrous roots, is 



