EFFECT OF DIFFERENT METHODS OF TRANS- 
PLANTING COFFEE. 
CONTENTS. 
Page. 
Introduction 3 
Tests of different methods of trans- 
planting 3 
Page. 
Summary of the results of the tests. 9 
Recommendations 10 
INTRODUCTION. 
In a previous publication of this station * it was suggested as ad- 
visable to select seed from vigorous trees and to make nurseries for 
the production of vigorous seedlings, rather than to follow the almost 
universal practice of using chance seedlings from any source what- 
ever. The proper selection of the seed and the care of the young 
plants in the nursery should be the first considerations in the develop- 
ment of a plantation. The land having been properly prepared, re- 
moving the seedlings from the nursery and setting them in the per- 
manent location are next in their effect on the growth and vigor of 
the trees. 
Nearly all kinds of plants can be transplanted, but they varjr 
greatly in the rapidity of their recovery from this operation, which 
usually destroys a considerable part of the root system and, by sever- 
ing the connection between the plant and the soil, temporarily arrests 
development. In some plants this recovery is so difficult as prac- 
tically to prohibit transplanting. The general practice in trans- 
planting coffee has been to pull out or dig out without any adhering 
soil a young tree several feet high with little care as to how many 
small roots were broken off and to transplant with no leaf pruning. 
This results in a severe retardation of growth or even the loss of the 
tree. 
The object of this publication is to report the result of a trial test 
showing the advantages and disadvantages of different methods of 
transplanting when applied to coffee culture, and to help correct the 
bad practice just mentioned. 
TESTS OF DIFFERENT METHODS OF TRANSPLANTING. 
PLANTING NO. 1. 
Location. — As the location for testing the effect of different 
methods of transplanting on the early development of the coffee 
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