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SEEDING AND PLANTING 



12. THE WEIGHT OF NURSERY STOCK USED IN FOREST PLANTING 



The weight of the various classes of stock useful in forest plant- 

 ing varies between wide limits. The shipping weight depends 

 upon the method of packing as well as the net weight of the 

 plants. The average net weight and the average shipping weight 

 of 1000 plants of the various classes grown at New Haven, Conn., 

 under average conditions of spacing and soil fertility are shown 

 in the following table. 



13. TREATMENT OF NURSERY STOCK ON ITS RECEIPT 

 FROM THE SHIPPER 



Nursery stock should be unpacked as soon as it is received 

 from the shipper and planted at once or else heeled-in until re- 

 quired. If it has been but a few days in transit and is well packed, 

 puddling is not necessary and usually does more harm than good. 

 When it has been several weeks in transit, the roots are often over- 

 dry. As the stock is unpacked the bundles should be opened and 

 the roots thoroughly puddled. It should ordinarily be heeled-in 

 at the most convenient place on the planting site where the soil 

 is deep, free from obstructions, and friable. 



When stock is handled in exceptionally dry weather it is usually 



