128 The Farm Woodlot 



is about 6X6 feet. As soon as one seedling has been 

 planted, the man with the mattock advances in the line 

 of the stakes two full paces, or what to him would be six 

 feet, planting another seedling and progressing in this 

 manner until the end of the line is reached. When more 

 than one planting crew, for instance five or six, are working 

 at the same time, the crew following the staked-out line 

 should always be one space ahead of the crew on the next 

 line. The crew on the second line should be one space 

 ahead of the crew on the third line, so that the front pre- 

 sented by the planting crew's progress is across the field in 

 a diagonal line, or diagonally abreast. Only one line of 

 stakes is necessary for the first crew to follow. The 

 other crews take their distance six feet ahead in line and 

 six feet at right angles from the seedling planted im- 

 mediately ahead of them in the opposite row. It is 

 desirable, when convenient, to do planting of this kind 

 during cloudy weather, since not so much care is necessary 

 in protecting the seedlings. A good supply of wet moss 

 or burlap, or whatever is most convenient to use, should 

 be on hand at the planting site so that at no time may the 

 seedlings in the pail or basket become dry. 



Broadleaf seedlings may be planted in the same manner, 

 but as a rule, since they are larger and have longer roots, 

 it requires more care in setting them. When it is prac- 

 ticable, furrows six feet apart may be thrown and the 

 seedlings planted in the bottom of the furrow, using the 

 earth turned out by the plow for covering the roots. 

 Two men, after some practice, should plant from 1200- 

 1600 coniferous seedlings in a day, and, in the case of the 

 hardwood seedlings, from half to three-quarters as many, 



