soil, also everything that is gathered up as refuse from the garden 

 and lawn which ^in faany instances is left where it is obnoxious, 

 but if used in a compost it will be to better advantage. "A layer of 

 soil should always be placed on top. Lime should be used more 

 or less, especially when the soil is taken from a low bottom. 

 This compost should be thoroughly worked over at different 

 times and lime should be mixed with it. In many cases where 

 the ground is composed of stiff clay, humus or leafmould can be 

 used. Such compost should always be made at least four or five 

 months before using. 



THE DIGGING OF HOLES FOR PLANTING. 



It happens too often that holes are dug too small for trees 

 and trees planted in such holes have not the proper chance to 

 grow. The roots must have some good mellow soil to start in, 

 and if the holes are dug too small the roots will strike the hard 

 banks forming the side of the hole, which in most cases, is too 

 hard for the fine roots to grow in, and the tree will soon show 

 the effect of the lack of support from the roots as in most cases 

 there are not sufficient food properties for such trees. 



The holes should be dug according to the size of the tree 

 expected to be planted, but never less than twelve or eighteen 

 inches wider than the spread of the roots of the tree you are 

 planting. In so doing you will have a chance to spread out the 

 roots in their natural position. 



It will be quite necessary, in order to avoid needless labor, to 

 know the kind and size of the tree you expect to plant, before 

 you dig the hole, as it must be remembered that some trees that 

 grow on hard bottom will spread much more than those that 

 grow in loose and loamy soil, where the roots descend deeper in 

 the ground. If you expect to plant trees that are from ten to 

 twelve feet in he : ght, the holes should be made not less than 



