136 Elementary Principles of Agriculture 



planted in orchards. In removing nursery stock, 

 many of the roots are necessarily cut short. In trans- 

 planting, the ends of all bruised or mutilated roots should 

 be cut off smoothly and the top cut back to keep it in 

 balance with the roots. Fig. 63 shows a one-year-old 

 budded peach tree trimmed ready for transplanting. 

 The young trees should be put into good-sized holes and 

 loose, moist soil worked in around the roots, and tramped 

 just sufficiently to hold the young tree in position. In 

 transplanting nursery stock, the roots should never be 

 allowed to become dry. 



