54 ELEMENTARY AGRICULTURE 
row, dewberries six feet apart, and three feet in the row, 
strawberries, thickly in small beds and in wider rows 
for larger fields. 
Planting. —An orchard produces better for a longer 
period of time, if it is first plowed very deeply or sub¬ 
soiled, before planting. The locations of the trees should 
be established by marking the orchard into squares with 
Fig. 36 .—Planting a tree. The hole is dug larger and deeper than is needed 
for the tree. The space is filled with rich earth. 
a string or wire. The holes in which the trees are 
planted should be large enough to accommodate the 
roots without bending them, and deep enough so that 
some loose soil may be put into the bottom before set¬ 
ting the tree. The tree should be set slightly deeper 
than it was in the nursery. Care should be taken, 
not expose the “heeled-in” plants to the air and sun¬ 
shine until they are ready to be placed in the ground. 
An hour of exposure may kill the young roots. “Heel¬ 
ing-in” near the place of planting will protect them 
