a six-fo >t sheet of eighteen inch n butcher T B" wrapping 

 peper, The bunches o' tre-. , jfcer beir 

 pruned, -.re then laid in t 3 leer in two tiers, roots 

 to the center, e yer being well packed in wet shingle 



tow* t/hen the container is full, the ends of paper and 

 "burlap are drawn t-. the to/;. 3?he en< e oi the 



burlap are wxv good hard strip of wood, 



- tamarack - 1" s: I : The ends ol this stick will 



extend about two inchc d the ef: burl, . 



On these unco" ends a grip IB securo .ns of a 



long tool - sixteen inches - similar to a wagon hammer. 



th this purchase the burlap can be tv/is- tight as 



the teariiig resistance 01 the burlap will permit. When 

 the burlap lias been drawn ur; good and tight, this wrenching 

 tool is held in position "by me* ns of a cutch on the packer. 

 The Icy- re now free to tie the bundle with the lath yarn. 



This completes the operation. OTne front side of the -er 



3 bunc out. 



fhe burlap stripe re sf-ved in ' -'.eld and at 

 the close of the season shipped back to the nursery. It 

 is not known whst the life of the packing material is, but 

 I am sure it will l:-st three j-ears. / comparison in cost 

 of these two means of rig is shown in the following: 



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