40 PRACTICAL FORESTRY. 



should be carefully spread over the surface to be 

 planted. No lumps or heaps should be left lying 

 about ; and if any stones have been taken out, these 

 can, if fit, be broken for roads, or used for other 

 fitting purposes. 



If the work of drainage has been commenced and 

 carried on through the autumn and winter, the land 

 should be ready for planting in the early spring ; if 

 not, it will be best to wait until the following autumn. 

 We, however, prefer on such land/.*., drained, heavy 

 land spring planting. As a rule it will succeed 

 better than autumn planting, but there is no fixed 

 rule to guide the forester. 



