54 MONTANA EXPERIMENT STATION 



the moisture by mulching the space between the rows. Straw may 

 be used for this if it can be kept from blowing off. It should be 

 about three inches deep and should be extended to cover the plants 

 during the winter. The part over the plants should be raked off to 

 the vacant space between the rows as growth starts in the spring. 



NOV 4 1914 



Division of Forestry- 

 University of California 



