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ELEMENTARY FORESTRY. 



one bud each and only an inch or two long- up to those a foot 

 or more in diameter and ten or twelve feet in length, can 

 generally be made to grow, but probably the most convenient 

 size for general planting is one-half inch in diameter and 

 twelve inches in length. They are generally tied in bunches 

 of 100 or 200 each for convenience in handling, and care 

 should be taken to keep all the butt ends one way to facilitate' 

 planting. Very large cuttings are liable 

 to decay in the center and are not best 

 to use, although they often make a very 

 rapid growth. Poles of willows and pop- 

 lars are sometimes laid in furrows where 

 they will generally sprout wherever the 

 bark is laid bare and often make good 

 trees. 



In Planting Cuttings of ordinary size it 

 is a good plan to have the soil loose and 

 then after marking off the rows the cut- 

 tinsrs can be pushed into the land the 

 proper depth. If not desirable to plow 

 all the land it may be loosened just where 

 the rows are to come. Where a subsoil 

 Figure 14. A bunch plow can be obtained it can be made very 

 of willow cuttings. U g e f u i f or this purpose. 



Cuttings should be planted at an angle of about forty-live 

 degrees, leaving only one bud above the surface of the 

 ground and the soil should be packed firmly around them. 



FMgure 15. Planted cuttings, showing angle and depth 

 at which to plant cuttings. 



Those set in a slanting position settle with the soil arid 

 remain firm, while those set vertically may become loosened 

 by the settling of the soil near them, leaving too much of 

 them exposed above the surface unless very great care is 



