they should be unpacked immediately upon arrival and their roots 

 dipped in a " puddle " of earth and water. They should then be 

 taken at once to a shady place and heeled-in. When planting begins, 

 whether home-grown or purchased stock is used, the greatest care 

 should be taken to keep the roots constantly moist. This can be done 

 by keeping them wrapped in wet moss or by carrying them in a pail 

 containing several inches of water. If the roots become thoroughly 

 dry the plants will die. 



For pure plantations on the dry upland soils of the West, spacing 4 

 by 4 feet is advised ; on better and moister soils 4 by 6 feet or 4 by 8 

 feet. The planting must be done carefully and the earth packed 

 firmly about the roots so as to give good contact and exclude the air. 



The vicinity of orchards should be avoided, because the " cedar 

 apple," a fungus very destructive to fruit trees, passes one of its 

 stages on the branches of the red cedar. For windbreaks or shelter- 

 belts on the high prairies in the Southwest a most desirable mixture 

 is red cedar and Osage orange or honey locust. These should be 

 planted 4 feet apart in alternate rows 6 feet apart. For fence posts 

 the plantation should be made pure and the trees planted 4 feet apart 

 in rows 6 feet apart. 



CULTIVATION AND CARE. 



Success with red cedar, especially in the semiarid region, will depend 

 largely upon the character and extent of the cultivation. On such 

 sites, for several years after setting, the plantation should be given 

 frequent shallow cultivation. In river and creek valleys, where water 

 is found near the surface, it is unnecessary to cultivate after the first 

 two or three years. 



Approved. 



JAMES WILSON, 



Secretary. 



WASHINGTON, D. C., November %4, 1906. 



[Cir. 73] 



