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well as above. Cropping- the young orchard' on the whole, i 

 advisable, provided the trees are manured and cultivated as- 

 well as the crop. In fact, they would probably grow much 

 faster under that treatment. 



METHODS OF PLANTING. 



Nuts destined for seed should be gathered with care and 

 and placed in comparatively dry sand during the winter and 

 planted as early in the spring as the soil will permit. In 

 sandy soil, well drained, they may even be planted in the 

 fall. Whether planted in the field where they are to remain, 

 or in the nursery rows, every attention in the way of cultiva- 

 tion and fertilization should be given the young trees, so as 

 to force as vigorous a growth as possible the first season. 



If planted in the nursery, great care should be taken in 

 transplanting them to the orchard. The tap root of the 

 young plant is very long, and in removing to the orchard a 

 goodly portion of it should be dug up with the tree. Hence 

 greater care is required in removing from the nursery than 

 with most trees. Even with extreme care the tap root will 

 be moderately shortened, and many growers claim that this 

 shortening is beneficial by inducing a greater lateral spread- 

 ing of the roots. 



Before planting out an orchard, it should be thoroughly 

 prepared for the trees. Holes wide and deep should be dug r 

 and the soil from the same thoroughly pulverized before being 

 returned. If not naturally rich, this soil should be well 

 mixed with woods mould, well rotted stable manure, or a 

 fertilizer containing largely of Ammonia. The tree should 

 be placed at the same level that it stood in the nursery. The 

 well pulverized soil should be pressed lightly around the 

 roots, and unless the-soil is already very \?et, water in suffi- 

 cient quantity should be poured on the soil around the tree, 

 and over this 1he remaining dry soil should be plared. 



Pecan trees require much care for successful transplant- 

 ing. When taken from the nursery, all broken or lacerated 

 roots should be removed, and care should be taken to shield 

 the roots from the sun, and to prevent them from becoming 

 dry. 



