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and one or two in front. How to plant the trees should be 

 setded before attempting to set them out. Some points to 

 observe are the following : The hole should be large enough 

 to allow the roots to spread out to their full extent. It 

 should be deep enough so that the tree may stand three or 

 four inches lower than it did as a seedling. The roots 

 should be kept moist until ready to set in the ground. 

 Fine soil should be placed around the roots and packed in 

 carefully. As more soil is thrown into the hole, it should be 

 packed down firmly by tramping it with the feet. The last 

 two or three inches of soil should be fine and left loose to 

 help keep in the moisture. The soil should be moist,' but 

 not wet. Most horticulturists believe that the trees do 

 better if not watered at the time of planting. The weeds 

 and grass should be kept down a few feet around the young 

 tree. Cultivation of the soil now and then by digging 

 around the tree not only gives a chance for the air and 

 water to enter the soil, but the frequent stirring of the soil 

 on top helps to retain the moisture. 



Helpful Books and Bulletins: Our Native Trees, 

 Keeler; Familiar Trees and their Leaves, Mathews; Prac- 

 tical Tree Planting, Bulletin No. 27 0} the United States 

 ■ Division of Forestry; Farmers' Bulletins of the Department 

 of Agriculture, Tree Planting on Rural School Grounds, 

 No. 134; Forest Planting and Farm Management, No. 228; 

 Primer of Forestry, No. 1 73. 



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