onveniently can. They all ju'ow hotter that way. I 

 should recommend the soft Maple, Elm, Black Walnut. 

 Butternut (last two near the ends of the rows) and such 

 other hardy trees as will succeed in a thick growth of 

 wood, including a few Basswood, but don't plant any 

 Catalpa in a grove. They need space and sunlight to 

 be healthy. A few Scotch Pine scattered thinly thru 

 the grove gives it a touch of beauty. A few scattering 

 Spruce planted between the shelter grove and the 

 buildings, adds to the home-like scenery. This grove 

 should be fenced in to keep out everything but chick- 

 ens. I usually plant trees about 2 to 3 ft. tall except 

 the nut trees the seed of the latter should be buried in 

 the fall before planting or, if convenient, planted in the 

 fall where they are to grow T . 



If the above plan is rigidly attended to the grove will 

 be found practically inexpensive, will need but two or at 

 most three seasons of cultivation and will prove a thing 

 of beauty, of shelter and a preventive of snow banks 

 near buildings. Should you sell your farm you can 

 ask and get many dollars an acre more than if you 

 have only a poor grove or none at all. As soon as your 

 deciduous trees arrive from the nursery heel them in 

 the ground and when planting keep the roots covered 

 from sun and wind. Get your deciduous trees in the 

 fall, heel them in, and when ground is frozen cover 

 with plenty of mulching, and then you need not plant 

 out till about first of May, after small grain seeding is 

 over. Your evergreens should be dug early in May. 

 Dip the roots at once in a mud puddle and heel in till a 

 cloudy day and no w r ind. When you plant, take up 



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