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ALTHOUGH MOST OF THE LARGE GROWERS IN THIS COUNTRY ARE ALREADY 
USING MACHINE PLANTING, SOME SMALLER NURSERYMEN ARE DOUBTFUL 
WHETHER IT COULD BE OF VALUE TO THEM, WE BELIEVE THAT IT COULD 
BECAUSE WHETHER THE BUSINESS IS LARGE OR SMALL RISING COSTS OF 
PRODUCTION MAKE IT NECESSARY FOR US TO MECHANIZE WHEREVER WE 
CAN. THE PICTURES ON THE OPPOSITE PAGE ILLUSTRATE SOME OF THE 
WORK WHICH WE DO WITH A MACHINE OBTAINED FOR US BY OUR -LOCAL 
FORD AGENT, WITH THE VERY LOW GEAR AVAILABLE ON THE FORD TRACTOR 
ONE MAN ON EACH ROW CAN PLANT LINING OUT STOCK -6" APART AND 
DO AN EXCELLENT JOB. 
TOP LEFT---- 
SHOWS THE TWO ROW PLANTER PUTTING OUT TAXUS LINERS EARLY 
THIS SPRING. CUTTINGS HAD BEEN ROOTED 18 MONTHS IN COLD 
FRAMES AND WERE IDEAL MATERIAL FOR PLANTING IN THIS WAY. 
TOP RIGHT---- 
A CLOSE-UP SHOWING THE TWO PLANTING UNITS AND DETAILS OF 
SPACING. ROWS ARE 30" APART, 
BOTTOM LEFT---- 
THIS SAMB MACHINE IS ADAPTABLE FOR PLANTING LARGER MATERIAL 
ON 3 ROWS AND THE ILLUSTRATION SHOWS GRAFTS OF BERCKMANS 
GOLDEN BIOTA GOING STRAIGHT OUT IN THE OPEN FIELD. LARGER 
STOCK CAN BE PLANTED BY CHANGING THE SHOES. THE WHEEL 
RUNNING BEHIND IS A SPACER AND CAN BE ADJUSTED TO RING THE 
BELL AT ANY DISTANCE FROM 8" TO ) FEET, 
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IN CASE YOU MAY BE DOUBTFUL AS TO THE WAY PLANTS PUT IN 
BY MACHINE WILL DEVELOP THIS PICTURE SHOWS TwO YEAR OLD 
LINERS OF ARBORVITAE WHICH WERE PUT IN BY MACHINE AS 
ROOTED CUTTINGS DIRECT FROM THE GREENHOUSE. OUR EXPERIENCE 
IS THAT MACHINE PLANTING IS IN MOST INSTANCES BETTER THAN 
HAND PLANTING, ON ALL SIZES UP TO 2 FEET, 
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