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Care should be taken that the young plants are always 

 watered, the ground cleared of the wild grass and loosen- 

 ed from time to time. 



In the beginning of the rain-season, in the month 

 of December, the plants are transferred from the seed-plot 

 to the plantations, the roots covered with a layer of earth. 

 Many people neglect this last precaution and transport the 

 plants in bundles. 



In the plantation grown-up plants are not always 

 used; oftentimes young off-shoots which have grown up 

 from fallen grains, are taken from under the old trees. 



§ 5. Transport of the young plants. 



On the spot, destined for the plant, a hole is made 

 by means of a stick, or also a „patjol"; the plant is put 

 in it, care being taken not to bend the root; then the 

 hole is filled and the soil around stamped. The distance 

 between the plants must be from 6 to 8 feet for trees of 

 say 10 years old; from 8 to 8 feet for trees of from 11 to 

 15 years, and of from 6 to 10 feet for trees of more than 

 15 years of age. 



§ 6. Maintenance of the Plantation. 



When the plants are. in the soil, the plantation 

 should be cared for, i. e.: it must be kept clean. The 

 grass which is not harmful, can be left, but that which 

 multiplies at the roots must be plucked out and then 



