keep the ground moist when placed on top. The use of a com- 

 post will always give better results especially where the ground 

 is poor. There are fertilizers which I can highly recommend to 

 take the place of manure and which can be safely mixed up with 

 the soil and which have proven to give the very best results. In 

 large planting I always use in each mixture one bag of pulver- 

 ized blood, one bag of ground bone, two bags of pulverized 

 sheep manure. These properly mixed make the best food for 

 any plant and nothing can compare with this combination as it 

 contains nothing but pure plant food and small quantities can 

 be used to each plant, that is to say, the quantity has to be regu- 

 lated according to the size of the tree or plant. I would like to 

 say in connection with this matter of fertilizer that it is abso- 

 lutely safe and no injury can arise from its use. 



T have often been called to examine trees that have been 

 planted too deep, which will be very easily noticed and it will 

 not be necessary to say that if trees are planted too deep, the 

 effect will soon be shown, as the bark will start to loosen from 

 the tree, and it will gradually die. There are three distinct parts 

 to a tree : the top, the trunk and the roots. The roots are adapted 

 to be below the surface of the ground, and if trees are planted too 

 deep the stem which naturally should be where it is benefited 

 by the air but if covered with the soil it will soon show a sure 

 sign of destruction. However, all trees are not alike in this re- 

 spect as some trees stand to be planted much deeper than others. 



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