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crews of two. One man digs the hole with a mattock and a 

 second man follows planting the seedlings. A line of stakes 

 is sometimes set across the field to give the line of site. Where 

 several crews are planting together the first crew gives the line 

 and the other crews plant the trees in rows spaced an equal 

 distance apart. Usually no attempt is made to keep the rows 

 exactly straight. 



The Cost of Planting. — Planting usually costs from $6.00 

 to $12.00 an acre, depending on the cost of seedlings and of 

 labor and the method of planting used. Two men should 

 plant from a half acre to an acre a day, depending on the 

 method of planting and the size of the seedlings and the char- 

 acter of the soil and the planting area. If the trees are raised 

 in the farm nursery or wild stock is used, and if the trees are 

 planted with the farm help, the cost of establishing the plan- 

 tation will be very small. 



