No. 3—Third Operation—Firming’ the Soil. 
ing careful that the crown of the plant 
is just about level with the ground’s 
surface. 
No. 3 
If the land is in 
good shape and has 
been previously 
marked out, two men 
can usually plant at 
least an acre a day 
and do it well, using 
the methods described 
above. The finest possible condition 
to have your land in for planting is to 
have it plowed, smoothed and then 
rained on to settle it before planting. 
oughly moist or if it 
is late in the season 
and the plants have 
started to grow, then 
some water should be 
given each plant be¬ 
fore pulling the loose 
dirt up around it. 
No. 4 
Last, you pull a little 
loose dirt around the 
plant to cover this 
tramped earth and to 
keep it from getting 
hard. 
These instructions 
are assuming that the 
ground is moist and in 
shape for planting. If 
the ground is not thor¬ 
No. 4—Fourth Operation' 
Mulching* 'with Iioose Dirt. 
In Ordering Plants, Etc., Please Use Order Blank 
The shovel is removed and the dirt 
pushed back into the hole and stepped 
on to make it very firm around the 
roots. Care should be used to make 
the dirt firm but not 
to step down on the 
crown of the plant and 
injure it. 
Do not put fertilizer in the holes 
with your plants. Be sure to press the 
dirt firmly around the roots. Water 
if the ground is not wet. 
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