126 The Farm Woodlot 



Broadleaf seedlings are not so delicate, and although it 

 is necessary to use care in exposing the roots, a small 

 amount of drying usually does not seriously injure them. 

 They may be taken to the planting site in bundles with the 

 roots wrapped in burlap, or anything that will keep them 

 moist. When planting stock purchased from a nursery 

 arrives at a time inconvenient for immediate planting, 

 then the seedlings should be removed from the package 

 in which they were shipped and carefully heeled-in 

 until planting time. 



Field planting of farm nursery stock. Fig. 34 



Planting in the field demands a variety of methods, 

 the simplest being the planting of a clear area or field. 

 Usually there are only parts of the woodlot, small open 

 areas and spaces between the trees, in which it is desirable 

 to plant. When this is the case, no regular system can or 

 need be followed out. The seedlings may be set at random, 

 so long as they are spaced about six feet from one another 

 and placed where they are certain to have an opportunity 

 to grow. In an open area, lines of stakes should be set, 

 three or four in a row, to serve as a guide for a planting 

 crew. In most cases, it is sufficient to have two men in a 

 crew, one man to carry the seedlings in a pail or basket 

 with some wet material covered over the roots, and to 

 plant the seedlings; the other man to be provided with 

 a mattock or grub hoe with which to dig a suitable hole. 

 Two men working together can carry on the work very 

 rapidly and efficiently. As soon as the hole is dug, the 

 planting man takes a seedling from the pail or basket, 

 plants it immediately in the fresh earth, setting the seed- 



