Show of great importance to prepare holes for trees an orchard will occupy the ground fox for a long time and it Is important to give the ground the very best preparation possible not only this but by preparing the holes ahead lu in which trees aro are to set wo we save time and give tile air a chance at the deep er cr layers of soil boll the roots will need to penetrate then if we find it advisable we can use farm dynamite to loosen up tills this compact subsoil on some soils this will civo wonderful results and ori on others othera it will make tho soil worse instead of better if the charge breaks up the subsoil it in ift a help if it only packs tho the soli soil into a mass around the charge without breaking up and pulverizing it tho the results ore are detrimental A trial will easily determine this it if the holes are dug ahead and filled with fresh manure and an th 14 Is left time to set the treo trees jit will have a good effect on tho thi soil some old manuro manure malted with the fresh wil carry a multitude of 4 bacteria into info it to jo hasten basten action aud and the walls walla of oi fh hole will absorb plant food from the mass tho manuro should bo removed cleon clean when the trees are set and tho the soil around the roots should contain no manure the roots will start better la in ordinary soil but they will soon reach this extra plant food and make use of it the manure may be spread around the trees thinly and will furnish surface humus which all orchards need badly there la Is a big advantage in making largo large holes it gives plenty of room in setting to get the roots well spread they have good surface soil for their early growth and the soil bacteria havo have a chance to fork out into the surrounding soil ahead of the roots make the holes large early in the fall fill heaping full of manure and leave until after midwinter then remove and sot tho trees when it warms up enough or when the ground Is not frozen |