Show IRRIGATION IN THE iw iwOne One Thing of Great Importance Is tc to Secure Perfect Square In PlantIng Plant Plant- Ing of Trees The first thing to do is in n setting an orchard Is to get a perfect square at atthe atthe atthe the corner of at the field where the dig digging ging is to begin Falling Failing to get a a. perfect perfect per per- square the trees will be out of line diagonally across across the orchard To make a neat job the plan planner er should see rows of trees any direction he may look across the orchard Tak Take a m meas measure as ure the distance the rows arc are to be apart which sho should ld be at tt least 25 or 30 feet make feet make a sack full of survey survey- stakes slakes and set bet a row all around round the plot just outside and out of tho the way of nn any row of trees writes Jesse JCSse JesseBell JesseBell Bell Dell in the Denver Field and Farm These we will call the permanent stakes and they should not be die dis disturbed until the orchard is planted Take a team that will come up on the bit and a man who can cnn run a Q straight row Two men are used on this his job one to run the row had and nd theother tho the other to set the tall flag sta es stab s using the permanent stakes by to set the flag s stakes Run the rows first that parallel the head ditch running running run run- ning the ones last in the direction the water is to flow If the Ule rows are arc straight and measurements correct the he trees will line In every direction if f the holes dug are at the intersection intersect tion ion of the rows After the last rows lowi are run if one man will stand on the double tree running through h the irrigating irrigating gating rows again two thirds of or tho the work rork of or digging the holes Is done Use se the same mark fo for Cox irrigating The trees sho should ld be set about three inches deeper than they were in tho the nursery When a bunch of trees is ia taken aken from the pit dip the roots in water and cover at once with a wet sack ack keeping them covered covered until all aU allf of f the bunch is Js planted Do not distribute dis- dis tribute trees near the holes to be dried ried out by the sun Start setting setting-at atthe at athe the he upper end filling up two-thirds two of or the he hole with dry soil soU Wh When Then m fai ai enough nough ahead to keep out of the wa or of f the water turn it In letting it run Into nto the hole filling it up and passing on n to the next tree When the water has as run for an nn hour or orso orso so turn it oil off and nd let the ground settle around the roots When the ground is settled sufficiently finish filling up the hole with dry dirt making a place for the water to pass very close to the tree close lose enough at least to catch the edge dge of the hole bole Alter After the water has aas run through enough nough to wet thoroughly turn off orr and let et the ground settle again and the trees rees should be straightened up This method p packs the soil to the roots as aa before the tree was dug from the nursery ursery Before Defore the ground checks enough nough to let the sun get to the roots give ive one more watering In the same mark As soon as the ground Is dry enough nough take a turning plow and run a furrow on each side of the row filling mUng up p all marks and use the furrows made to irrigate the trees During the first month mouth irrigate at least once a week after that once In two weeks If f this plan Is followed and both trees and nd ground are good every everyone one will grow row Cut back one one half half or two-thirds two of f the length of or such twigs as a are wanted to make the lateral branches I of f the trees and such ones as are not ot needed In heading beadIng the tree should be e cut close to the trunk I |