SUCCESSFUL PLANTING 
AND CARE OF STOCK 
CARE 
The bundles should be opened immediately, the roots 
dipped in water, then heeled in moist ground so that the 
mellow earth will come in contact with the roots and 
thoroughly protect them from the air, having the earth 
tramped solid about them. 
When ready to plant, take up only a lew at a time, pud¬ 
dle the roots and do not allow them to lie exposed to the 
sun or air. 
The ground should be carefully prepared by deep plow¬ 
ing and firming down with a disc and harrow. 
PLANTING 
The holes for planting must be large enough to receive 
the roots freely, without cramping or bending them from 
their natural position. All broken or mutilated portions of 
the roots must be cut off so as to leave the ends smooth 
and sound. All trees should be planted two or three 
inches deeper than they stood in the nursery row; pack 
the soil very firmly about the roots by tamping with the 
feet or post tamper, being careful not to bark or break the 
roots. Leave three inches of the surface soil loose to serve 
as a mulch. If the ground is very dry. apply one to two 
pails of water before this soil mulch is in place, and after 
the water has soaked away it can then be placed over 
the moist soil. 
NUMBER OF TREES OR PLANTS TO THE ACRE 
40 feet apart each way. 28 
30 feet apart each way. 48 
20 feet apart each way. 110 
18 feet apart each way. 135 
15 feet apart each way. 205 
12 feet apart each way. 300 
10 feet apart each way. 435 
8 feet apart each way. 680 
6 feet apart each way.1,210 
5 feet apart each way.1,745 
4 feet apart each way.2,725 
3 feet apart each way.4,840 
Rule—Multiply the distance in feet between the rows by 
the distance the plants are apart in the rows, and the 
product will be the number of square feet for each plant, 
which, divided into the number of square feet in an acre 
(43,560), will give the number of plants or trees to the acre. 
SUITABLE DISTANCE FOR PLANTING 
Apples—30 to 40 feet apart each way. 
Standard Pears and Cherries—20 feet apart each way. 
Plums, Peaches and Apricots—16 to 18 feet apart each 
way. 
Dwarf Pears and Quinces—10 to 12 feet apart each way. 
Grapes—rows of 10 to 16 feet apart; 7 to 10 feet in rows. 
Currants and Gooseberries—4 feet apart. 
Raspberries and Blackberries—3 to 4 by 5 to 7 feet. 
Strawberries, for field culture—1 by 3 to 3V2 feet. 
Strawberries, for garden culture—1 to 2 feet apart. 
Asparagus, for field culture—18 to 24 inches by 3 1 /* to 4 
feet. 
Asparagus, for garden culture—18 to 24 inches apart each 
way. 
