FOR FARM AND HOME PLANTING 



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During transplanting, the roots of the trees should never be allowed 

 to become dry. If a choice is allowed, transplant a tree on a cloudy day 

 as a bright sun or a dry wind exhausts the stored up moisture. As soon 

 as the trees arrive from the nursery they should be "heeled-in" in moist 

 soil until planting. 



Large trees may be transplanted successfully during the dormant period by digging a 



trench around the roots, some three or four feet from the trunk to retain 



a large ball of soil with the roots. 



In planting the tree, the hole should be dug slightly larger than is 

 necessary to accommodate the roots without bending or twisting them. 

 If the site, as is often the case, is on "made" ground, remove at least a 

 cubic yard of the soil or rubbish and provide as much good loam. In 

 planting the tree, spread a layer of fine mellow soil mixed well with about 

 one-third its bulk of well decomposed stable manure, if available, in the 

 bottom of the hole. Never use fresh manure. The tree should then be 

 planted by packing the fine soil firmly about the roots, setting the tree 

 about two inches deeper in the soil than it stood in the nursery. If the 

 soil is dry at planting time, watering directly after planting will be bene- 

 ficial as it will help much in packing the soil about the roots and supplying 

 moisture. 



