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IRRIGATION FARMING. 



Plow and subsoil repeatedly so as to thoroughly pul- 

 verize to a depth of twelve to eighteen inches. When 

 planting upon lawns or grass plots remove the sod for a 

 diameter of four or five feet, and keep this space well 

 worked and free from weeds. Dig the hole deeper and 

 larger than is necessary to admit all the roots in their 

 natural position, keeping the surface and subsoil sepa- 



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rate. Cut off the broken and bruised roots and shorten 

 the tops to half a dozen good buds, except for fall 

 planting, when it is better to defer top-pruning until 

 the following spring. If not prepared to plant when 

 the stock arrives, heel in by digging a trench deep enough 

 to admit all the roots, and set the trees therein aa 

 thick as they can stand, carefully packing the earth 



