are to be set out, i. e., not over 10,000 plants. For larger operations 

 the force must be increased. 



The working unit is two men, one of them equipped with a grub 

 hoe and the other with a pail for carrying the little plants. Two 

 men working thus as a pair one making the hole and the other 

 planting the tree will, after a little experience, set out about 

 1,000 transplants or 1,200 seedlings per day. If only a few 

 thousand trees are to be planted two men can do the work 

 within the required time; but if many thousand, several pairs of 

 men will be necessary. 



The planting site having been selected, the men with the grub 

 hoes will begin making the holes in a straight line across the field. 

 It is well to set up a stake, or two, in order that the man digging 

 holes can move forward in a straight line. These stakes or poles 

 can be moved over and used again when making the next row of 

 holes. The planter follows immediately behind the grub-hoe man, 

 setting a tree in each hole before the exposed soil becomes dry. 

 The planter's pail should always have enough muddy water in the 

 bottom to keep the tree roots wet. 



In making a hole, it is well to cut off and remove a thin slice of 

 sod, as this gives the plant a better opportunity to grow. The hole 

 should be large enough to give room for the roots without crowd- 

 ing; but on a light soil the least dirt that is moved in order to set 

 the plants properly the better it will be. The plant should usually 

 be placed in the ground at the same depth that it was before; but 

 on light, sandy soil it may be set slightly deeper. The earth should 

 be packed about the roots thoroughly, so that the plant will be able 

 to get all the moisture possible from the 'surrounding earth. Care 

 should be taken also to place the roots in their natural position. 



Special pains should be taken to prevent any exposure of the 

 roots to the sun. Once they become dry the plants are very likely 

 to die. The trees " heeled in " should be kept moist at roots. 



The men continue planting back and forth across the field until 

 the work is completed. The trees planted in these rows should be 

 set .at regular distances apart and the rows also at even distances 

 in order to properly utilize the soil and light and to secure, in time, 

 the greatest product. The spacing varies under different conditions 

 but for general forest planting six feet apart both ways is most 

 desirable. When the trees are planted six feet apart in the row, 

 and the rows are made six feet distant, it will require 1,200 trees 

 to plant an acre. It will be readily seen that the interval used de- 

 termines the number of trees required per acre, the amount of labor 

 necessary to plant them and the cost per acre of the work. 



