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Immediately after arrival at your railroad station take them 

 to the prospective orchard, this is very important. Do not allow 

 trees to remain on station platform in wind and sun for a day or 

 two and theii blame the nurseryman if they do not grow. 



Caring For Trees on Arrival at Orchard. 



At a central point in the area to be planted, select a well 

 draired location to heel in the trees, so they Avill be convenient for 

 planting. 



To heel trees, plough out a deep furrow forty to fifty feet in 

 length, turning the earth down the hill, usii:g shovels to clean out 

 furrow, ])utting loose earth on top of furrow just thrown up; this 

 will make a slight ridge to support the body of your trees. Cut 

 open bundles of trees spreading them out side b}- side, roots in the 

 furrow with tops laid down horizontally against the earth thrown 

 up, all tops lying in the same direction. Plough another furrow 

 right over the roots, using shovels again to clean out the furrow 

 for the next layer of trees, continue this process until all trees are 

 packed awa}'. See that all roots are covered air tight at least 

 twelve to thirteen inches above the bud, keep all varieties separate 

 in sections, with each section labeled. 



Remove all sod, leaves, fodder, straw, boxes, etc., leaving no 

 ])lace for mice to nest, as mice are very destructive to the roots of 

 voung trees. IMough a deep furrow around the upper side to drain 

 out water. This leaves the trees in good shape for planting or 

 should the weather interfere with planting, the trees are secure for 

 the winter. 



For a Puddle Hole. 



Dig a hole in the ground about two feet deep, five feet long and 

 two feet wide, convenient to the trees, put in the hole a barrel or 

 two of water, also one hundred pounds of tobacco dust, stir thor- 

 oughly, mixing clay, water and tobacco dust. \A'hile pruning drop 

 the trees into this hole, roots downward, leaving them there until 

 ready to plant: this will revive the trees and kill many injurious 

 insects, should there be any on the roots of the trees. This is 

 also a convenient place to keep the trees from drying out between 

 the time of pruning and planting. 



Pruning. 



Prune off all broken roots, also cut out all crowding and inter- 

 locking roots. 



Now We Are Ready For Planting. 



We have a boy fourteen to sixteen years old to carrv the trees 

 from point where they are heeled in, to men planting, dropping 

 each tree at a i)oint where the wire crosses tree row to be planted. 

 Take enough Xo. 12 galvanized wire to make two lengths from 

 bottom 'of slope to top. Use a reel on which wind wire at foot of 



