The Preparation of Your 
Land and How to Plant 
Keep boxes of plants 
in the field covered 
with wet burlap or 
other material so that 
you know the roots 
cannot dry out. As the 
plants are being set 
carry them in a cov¬ 
ered bucket or box, 
taking one plant out 
at a time as it is 
planted. 
Proper Planting 
No. 1 
No. 1—First Operation—Making: 
Soil Preparation 
After the land has been plowed, 
disked and harrowed, as for any other 
crop, the rows should be marked out. 
This can be done in any one of a num¬ 
ber of different ways. All that matters 
is that the rows are straight and a 
uniform distance apart. The impor¬ 
tance of this is not for looks but to 
facilitate getting through with the 
various tools after the 
vines have grown and 
are using much of the 
space. 
Picture shows the 
making of the hole, 
which is easily done 
by simply stepping on the shovel and 
drawing it to you a little leaving one 
side of the hole straight up and down 
and smooth. 
No. 2 
Picture shows the placing of the 
plant against the straight side of this 
hole and spreading the roots out fan 
shape but all pointing down and be- 
Care of Plants 
Before Planting 
Be sure that the 
plants are kept moist 
from the time they ar¬ 
rive until they are in 
the ground. Never drop 
plants along the row 
ahead of the planters 
to lie in the sun and 
wind. A very few min¬ 
utes under these con¬ 
ditions will ruin them. 
No. 2—Second Operation—^Placing: the Plant. 
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