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Norway maple, basswood, burr oak, cottonwood, white poplar, wal- 

 imt, Russian wild olive, hackberry, white willow, birch and moun- 

 tain ash. 



SIZE AND COST OF TREES> 



For the planting of groves, shelter belts, etc., seedling trees 

 from one and one-half to two feet high will be found the most sat- 

 isfactory. They may be procured from any nursery at a cost of 

 from three to five dollars per thousand. Trees that have been 

 transplanted in the nursery cost much more, from ten to twenty 

 dollars per hundred, and are more difficult to transplant. 



METHOD OF PLANTING. 



In planting seedling trees we ordinarily plow a deep furrow 

 by going down and back in the same place, thus throwing the soil 

 out in both directions. A line is then stretched along the furrow 

 about a foot from the bottom supported by stakes at convenient 

 distances. For further convenience the line may run through 

 holes in the stakes and may be marked at intervals of four feet 

 to give distance in planting. 



As the tree are unpacked they should be partially buried in 

 moist earth at different points along the place of planting to 

 keep them in good condition and make them easily accessable to 

 the planters. 



Three men are required for planting, one to pass along the 

 line holding the trees in position while a man on either side 

 shovels the earth about the roots. After this process is completed 

 it is very essential to pass along the row and tread the earth very 

 firmly about each tree. 



TIME OF PLANTING. 



The trees should be set as early in the spring as the soil 

 can be handled. Trees should be ordered early if one wishes to 

 get good quality and to be sure of having his orders filled. They 

 may be ordered shipped on any date. If they arrive before the 

 ground is ready they should be unpacked and spread out in 

 a cool shady place where they may be covered with damp earth 



