If the Soil is Dry 
If the soil is dry when the trees are planted, it is a good idea 
to pour a bucketful of water to each tree when the hole is about 
three-fourths filled, and after the water soaks in, fill the hole com- 
pletely with dirt. 
During hot spells during the summer, with dry weather, water 
the trees slightly. One bucketful per tree is usually sufficient. Make 
a basin-like hole at the base of the tree. Pour water, and as soon as 
it is soaked in good, fill the hole completely with dry dirt. This holds 
the moisture in, and also keeps the ground from baking. If you cannot 
pull dry dirt back to keep the soil from baking, DO Not Water At 
All. Water poured on top of the ground and left this way does more 
harm than good, as it will cause the tree to scald. 
Cultivate the Soil 
Keep the ground around the trees cultivated thoroughly all dur- 
ing the summer. Never let grass or weeds grow up around your 
trees, as they take nourishment and moisture from the soil which 
will benefit your pecan trees. Keep the ground dug up and soft at 
all times. Our own experience has taught us that no tree responds to 
care and cultivation better than the papershell pecan, and that fre- 
quent shallow cultivation is best. 
Care of Young Trees 
No pruning is necessary after you once get the trees branching 
high enough. The larger trees we sell will branch high enough any- 
way, but the smaller trees have to have sprouts cut off occasionally 
that come out on the body of the trees, until the branches get high 
enough. This may be done at any time, either in summer or winter. 
We do not let our own trees branch out any lower than shoulder 
high, or five to six feet above ground. They look better and you can 
work around them where they are not allowed to head too low. 
BASS Trees Come Ready to Plant 
We endeavor at all times to send out properly pruned trees, just 
the kind which we plant ourselves, leaving the planter nothing to do 
but just set them out. The taller grades of trees need to be top- 
trimmed, as it balances the top against the unavoidable loss of some 
of the roots when the tree is transplanted. Proper pruning insures 
the tree growing well. Our prices are made on the height of the trees 
when dug. When properly top-trimmed, the height is often somewhat 
reduced. Therefore if the height of the trimmed tree when received 
is less than the catalog height, this is the explanation. “We measure 
our trees from the ground up, not from the tip of the tap root as 
many nurserymen do; and so our 3-4 ft. size trees are often as large 
as others’ 5-G ft. size trees—we don’t charge for the roots. 
Special Notice About Fertilizer 


Recent experiments in our own orchards have shown us that 
one pound of Nitrate of Soda or Sulphate of Ammonia for each year 
the tree has been planted will be of great benefit and cause your 
trees to grow very fast. Merely spread it around the trees two or 
three feet from the trunk, and hoe or dig it in well. This can be 
done at any time from the first of April to the last of June, usually 
the earlier the better. 

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