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sides of the holes become hard and compact, so much so as 

 to necessitate their being shaved off before setting the tree 

 in them. The planting board shown in figure 64 is very 

 helpful in keeping the rows of trees straight in the grove. 

 It should be made from a piece of inch board, four or five 

 feet long and four inches wide. In each end bore 

 an inch hole and cut a notch in one side at the 

 center. Place the notch against the tree, stake and shove 

 a pair of small wooden pegs through the holes in the 

 ends. Remove the board and the tree stake, leaving the 

 pegs in place. Dig the hole, making it large enough and 

 deep enough to hold the root system without cramping. 

 Place the planting board in position over the pegs and 



Fig. 62. The right way to plant a tree. 



holding the tree in the central notch, fill in the soil with 

 the hands. A helper may place the earth in the hole in small 



