APPLES 
Setting the Trees 
The land is now supposed to be pre- 
pared, and the next step is digging the 
holes into which the trees are to be set. 
These should be dug large enough and 
deep enough so that the roots are not 
crowded, curved or doubled up in~-plant- 
ing and so that the tree will-be a little 
deeper below the surface than when it 
left the nursery. It seems to us a little 
better to dig all the holes before any of 
the trees are set. Many pursue a differ- 
ent plan, but the reason we give for this 
is that when the trees are taken from 
tthe pit where they have been heeled in 
during the winter or to await setting, 
they should not be exposed to the air for 
any considerable period of time, lest the 
drying process stop the circulation of sap 
and the trees be less likely to live, but 
they should be set as soon as possible 
after they are taken out of the pit. The 
roots at all times should be kept moist. 
In fact, the most successful tree planters 
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we have known kept the roots in a bar- 
rel or tank of water which they hauled 
along beside the rows and as soon as the 
tree was taken from the water it was 
set in the earth and’a bucket of water 
poured around the roots, then the loose, 
dry earth was thrown over it and pressed 
down closely at the top. 
GRANVILLE LOWTHER 
TREE LOCATING DEVICES 
Planting Board 
After an orchard has been staked it is 
important that some device be used that 
will serve to locate the trunk of the tree 
in the same place occupied by the stake. 
For this purpose one of two devices is 
used by orchard planters. The first and 
most common consists of a board one inch 
thick, six inches wide and six feet long. 
An inch hole is bored in the center and 
one at each end at equal distances from 
the center. To complete the construction 
it. is only necessary to mark out a strip 
Fig. 1. 
Method of Keeping Young Trees in Barrels of Water to Prevent Drying 
While Being Planted. 
