large enough for planting on pasture or other lands where there is 

 little or no shade. If, however, there is a heavy growth of weeds, 

 or other plants making a dense shade, transplants should be used. 

 Otherwise, there will be too many failures. 



When to Plant. 



Planting is best done in the spring, as early as possible, so that 

 the trees may secure the benefit of the spring rains and become 

 well rooted before the season's growth takes place. We will ship 

 trees in the spring as early as possible, and they ought to be planted 

 at once. 



How to Plant. 



When the trees arrive they should be taken to the planting field 

 immediately and unpacked. The roots should be dipped in water 

 and the plants " heeled in "; i. e., placed upright in a ditch, and 

 the dirt packed tight around the roots. (See illustration.) They 

 can be kept in this manner while the planting is in progress. 



The number of men required and the organization of the force 

 will depend entirely upon the amount of planting to be done. In 

 these directions we will assume that only a small number of trees 

 are to be set out i. e., not over 10,000 plants. For larger opera- 

 tions the force must be increased. 



The working unit is two men, one of them equipped with a grub 

 hoe, and the other with a pail for carrying the little plants. Two 

 men working thus as a pair one making the hole and the other 

 planting the tree will, after a little experience, set out about 

 1,000 transplants or 1,200 seedlings per day. If only a few thou- 

 sand trees are to be planted two men can do the work within the 

 required time; but if many thousand, several pairs of men will be 

 necessary. 



The planting site having been selected, the men with the grub 

 hoes will begin making the holes in a straight line across the field. 

 It is well to set up a stake, or two, in order that the man digging 



