254 LESSONS IN AGRICULTURE 



tree as far as the roots extend, avoid cutting off too 

 much of the main root system, and secure as many 

 roots as possible in a ball of earth to be removed with 

 them. If the tree is to be carried any distance, wrap 

 the roots with a wet cloth or carpet. The roots must 

 not be allowed to dry out before transplanting. 



Dig the hole into which the tree is to be set, a little 

 deeper than the one from which it came. Allow ample 

 room for all roots. Before placing the tree, trim off 

 neatly all injured and broken roots. Place some fine 

 surface soil in the bottom of the hole, and with the 

 hands work fine soil about the small roots. Fill the 

 earth about the roots carefully, and tramp it down well. 

 It is not best to use water in transplanting unless the 

 soil is very dry, and then only a small amount. Round 

 up the surface of the ground so that no water can stand 

 next to the tree, and cover with a loose, fine mulch of 

 earth. The inverted sod may be placed on top. Now 

 the tree must be trimmed back so that the disturbed 

 balance between root and top may be restored. 



"Who does his duty 



Is a question too complex for me; 



But he, I venture the suggestion, 



Does part of his who plants a tree." Lowell. 



g. Planting a Woodlot 



Send to Ohio Valley Nursery Co., Lake, Ind., or to 

 The Little Tree Farm Nurseries, Farmingham, Mass., 

 for 1,000 seedlings of Catalpa Speciosa, will cost 

 about $5. Select an acre of ground, plow it and pre- 

 pare it as for a corn crop. Lay off the ground in fur- 

 rows, six feet apart. Cross furrow these at right an- 



