CROPS AND FERTILIZERS 



inch and a half deep, with their smaller ends 

 upward. 



It is a good plan to start a small nursery at 

 the same time, to provide trees to take the 

 places of those destroyed by mice and squirrels, 

 or which fail to grow. A nursery is made and 

 cared for in about the same manner as a vege- 

 table garden. The seeds are put in drills a 

 foot apart, four inches apart in the row and one 

 inch deep. The seedlings that remain In the 

 nursery more than a year should be transplanted, 

 in the spring of the second year. Into rows two 

 feet apart and one foot apart in the row. It Is 

 most important to keep the roots from drying 

 while transplanting, also to cut the strong tap 

 roots. Oak, walnut, and hickory are all started 

 in a nursery In the same manner. 



To raise white pine from seed, go to the 

 woods early in September and gather a basket 

 of pine cones from the trees. Take these to a 

 dry room and spread them out on the floor. 

 In a few days the scales will open ; then shake 

 out the seeds or pound out with a flail, rub 

 them through a sieve and put them through a 

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