exposure may kill them. The man who carries the trees should not 

 undertake to carry more than 300 or 400 at a time and should keep the 

 roots well submerged in a puddle in the bottom of the pail. 



To set the trees in furrows the planter puts his spade in the bottom 

 of the furrow with the blade crosswise of it, and with his foot thrusts 

 the blade into the ground the full length. By a few side motions of 

 the blade as it is sinking into the ground an opening sufficiently large 

 for the reception of the tree is made. Withdrawing the spade he places 

 the tree in this opening with one hand while holding the spade with the 

 other. Then, with the back of the spade toward the tree and about 2 

 inches from it, he thrusts the spade into the ground its full length and 

 presses the slice of earth thus made firmly against the roots of the tree 

 at the bottom as well as at the top. The earth should be tramped 

 firmly about the tree as the planter moves forward. The men should 

 be cautioned not to try to plant too fast, and none but the most careful 

 and reliable men should be put at this work. 



If furrows are not used the trees may be set at proper intervals in the 

 bare spots, the incisions being made with a spade in the way described 

 above. It will not be possible to space the trees regularly, but they can 

 readily be planted to average the desired distance apart. 



CARE OF THE PLANTATION. 



No cultivation of the planted trees is necessary. The grass which 

 will grow up about them while they are still small will benefit them 

 by the shade and protection it will afford. The plantation should be 

 well fenced to exclude live stock and carefully guarded from fire. 



COST OF PLANTING. 



It is impossible to give an accurate estimate of the cost of planting, 

 because the price of plant material and the wages paid for labor vary. 

 Wild seedlings of jack pine are usually obtainable from Minnesota at 

 a cost of about $5 per thousand delivered, but nursery stock is usually 

 quoted at from $5 to $12 per thousand. Yellow pine usually sells at 

 from $6 to $15 per thousand. With labor at $1.50 per day it would 

 cost $1.80 to plant an acre, spacing the trees 6 by 6 feet apart each 

 way, 1,210 per acre. If the furrows were plowed it would require a 

 man and team one-sixth of a day, which, at $3, would amount to $0.50, 

 or a total cost per acre, aside from the plant material, of $2.30. If the 

 planting is done in connection with the regular ranch work this cost 

 for labor can be disregarded. 



Approved : 



JAMES WILSON, 



Secretary of Agriculture. 



WASHINGTON, D. C., May 1, 1909. 



