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Huxley, Iowa 
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Purchasers of Nut frees should be prepared to plant the trees 
as soon as received. If conditions, will not permit planting on 
arrival, by no means leave them set in the package, but remove 
form package and at all times avoid exposure of roots to air, wind 
and sunshinei Sun and wind are very harmful to the roots. Dig 
a trench sand neal inthe trees until. they can be planted.» In 
planting, dig holes plenty large, so that the roots can be placed 
i hie. eae Gila epOos or LLore (ruutDUkVer Zen too s01L oth bottom-of 
boke, use peal soit an the bottoneit available, as-it is fine and 
will pack well and hold moisture.- Avoid leaving air pockets when 
panting, as thia will cry out’ the soil.) Plant the trees one to 
one-half inches deeper than they were in. the nursery and be sure 
tOscittm AGLI well sitartingetrom bottom of-notes A vdaseball “bat 
is a good tamping tool, Leave soil sloaping sently towards tree 
for a distance of about. five, fest each way, This will nelp gather 
Hore rain water. Next) fitl iy with plenty ofsmubch material, 
Such aa straw, grass, lawn rakings,; cobs, etc. Make this milch 
six inches or more deep and out a distance of about five feet each 
WaVe 5) Season: OL. pantie, Decaomes ory. (start watering before 
LeeCere sown Sins OL suid er ine Or then a tise too Lave. (Donot 
use-a “small amount of water each evening. Better to water once a 
week, but give a good soaking when you do it. Pour the water 
theough the mulch as the depression around the trees will put it 
where it belongs. A good mulching will usually hold enough 
MOLS TUS Scnat Watering will not be necessary, except in‘rare cases. 
DO not useowater while plantings If the soil. is dry when plant- 
ing, pour water through mulch afterwards. After trees are plant- 
cd awrep cach one mA mewspaper and -Léave.tt on until prowth starts 
to prevent drying out before the roots get into action. 
NUL trees 2ove: fines sit ke tere. 1S not yet any “forntiia worked 
OUL AS Co tne, amount Oferround Lincs=stone to be-used, it has: been 
found where hative Black Walnut trées grow gnd perform well, the 
soil has lime rockstone beds, showing that lime+stone can hardly 
be overdone. So lots say for the present mix a good one-half 
gallon of ground limestone with the soil for each tree when plant- 
ing, and add more in increased amounts about every two years or 
Soy Nut wrens are =erose tecdcrs and-should be fea for pes tire- 
SU) Waa oL ULL Ace oun a ae produces (neutral soi, which 
PORT evoOLaAbl oro, Nu recs, 7 a. tortibizger containing veryoliptie, 
if any, “acid should be used in order to work with the Time and 
not egainst it. As far as I know, no one has carried on any ex- 
periments to determine the-proper- amounts to be used. Nitrate 
OF feng ey DaGmine houses oy-producty is. a: good fertibizer,. Amount 
to be used denends on the soil neéds. Using commerical fertilizer 
Luonoold Ce Lime bey abouGc= Ore-1 Our th. pound, persinch of: tree trunk, 
annuelly. Cow manure is the best of barnyard manures. 
Lt vou Mave io. tY cas “ana only tine te plant one. right, better 
plant only the ons, and throw the other away than to half-way plant 
the two and Loose both, for ons living tree is worth more than two 
G6au5  “pocn one Considers. the Length of life of ao nut rtree and the 
Vine ole Poeatt1o's production, iti can’ casily be’ secn how well the 
owncr can afford to give a little extra ‘time and care in planting. 
