Bui. 479, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. 



Plate XIX, 



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Fig. 1— Tree Digger in Use at Bessey Nursery. 

 Weight approximately 400 pounds. 



Fig. 2.— Tree Digger in Actual Operation. 

 Four men are required to pick the loose trees from the soil as it breaks over the rear of the knife. 



