Growing and Planting Hardwood Seedlings. 9 



the soil in over the roots, and tamp it thoroughly. This is un- 

 doubtedly the surest method for trees of large size. 



PLANTING SPROUTED NUTS. 



A simple and successful method of planting black walnut was dis- 

 covered by a fanner in Indiana. It should be equally successful, it 

 seems, with the oaks, hickories, butternut, or any other hardwood 

 species which develop pronounced taproots and in consequence can 

 not be very successfully transplanted from the nursery to the field. 

 This farmer buried the walnuts in a shallow pit where they were sub- 

 jected throughout the winter to the action of moisture and frost. 



FIG. 4. Cottonwood and green ash windbreak. Butler County, Nebr. 



With the advent of warm spring weather, the nuts began to sprout. 

 He planted the sprouted nuts on well-tilled land by scooping out a 

 little soil with his hands, placing the nuts in the holes thus formed, 

 and covering them lightly. In following this plan there are several 

 precautions which should be taken: (1) The pit in which the nuts 

 are stored should be located in a well-drained, shaded spot; (2) the 

 nuts should be protected against destruction by rodents; and (3) they 

 should be examined frequently in the spring so that there will be no 

 delay in setting them out shortly after sprouting commences. 



FURROW. 



The young trees or seeds may be planted in a plowed furrow. This 

 is a rapid method and usually quite successful. It is especially suita- 

 ble for planting cottonwood and willow cuttings. Seedlings are set 

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