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not be too old, 6 to 10 inch seedlings are much better than 

 larger ones. A cheap screen for beds 4 to 8 feet wide, is 

 made of brush resting on a framework made of strips nailed 

 on 2x43 with posts along the sides so that the shade is raised 

 two feet above the surface. Another method is to have the 

 beds 8 to 10 feet wide with a narrow walk through the 

 center through which runs a row of posts supporting a ridge 

 pole. Branches of cottonwood and other brush are fastened 

 to this ridge-pole by wires or twine, thus making a long 

 tent-shaped arbor. The shade is gradually removed as 

 the plants become accustomed to the air and sun. 



The busy prairie planter will probably prefer to leave 

 this task to his nearest nurseryman who makes a specialty 

 of such work and buy the young seedlings all ready for plant- 

 ing into permanent positions. 



A safe rule is to order twice transplanted nursery grown 

 seedlings from one to two feet in height. The seedlings 

 one foot in height when planted, with proper care will soon 

 outstrip those much larger and set out at the same time and 

 they are easier transplanted. But if the trees are too small 

 when received they will need to go into nursery beds as al- 

 ready described, from which they can be removed when 

 large enough with earth adhering to the roots at the most 

 favorable time for transplanting. 



Management of Young Seedlings. 



Evergreen seedlings, when two years old, are from four to 

 six inches in height. For a large lot of trees it will pay to 

 buy two-year seedlings and plant them in beds for about two 

 years, by which time they are ready for transplanting to per- 

 manent places in a tree plantation. These small seedlings 

 are from four to six inches in height and are planted most 

 conveniently in beds eight feet wide. A board a foot wide 

 is placed across the bed and serves as support for the planter. 

 The trench is opened up along the edge of the board with a 

 spade, the young seedlings set four to six inches apart along 



