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Show ADVICE ON TREE PLANTING - (By Mary L. Bastow) , When planting, trees it :1s very Important to have . the boles dug deep enough and wide enough) to allow the roots to spread out 111 their natural positions. Plant should be set at the same depth or only about an inch or two deeper than they grow in the nursery. Good, rich soil should be used. All large rocks and poor soil should be removed, and. new fertile top soil should be added around the roots.. ; ( It is not advisable to use manure of any kind . when . planting at least make sure that it does pot come in direct contact with the roots of the newly... planted tree. Manure may be used lster as! a coating on top of the ground. This aids in keeping. the. soli damp a-round a-round the roots as veil as In adding add-ing strength to the plant after the new roots have developed. For successful suc-cessful transplanting, the .soil must be in good condition neither too wet nor too dry, but of such texture tex-ture that it can be brought In close contact with the roots without danger dan-ger of its packing so hard as to become be-come brick-like on drying. A tree propertly packed for shipment should be in a firm moist condition when it is unpacked. As soon as the bare roots are exposed, they must be plunged Into a large tub of water. Even a few minutes exposure to the air, especially espec-ially in sunlight, will spell disaster. Any bruised or broken roots should be cut away with sharp clippers. J When the hole is almost filled with firmly ; packed ' earth, jour water into the saucer like depression depres-sion and keep pouring as long as it is absorbed. Finally fill up the space with loose soil. With larger trees a stake may be necessary to prevent strong, winds from tearing the new .roots loose. ' ' If evergreens are provided wit' a good ball and are carefully handled, hand-led, It will' be unnessary to prune when they are transplanted. The plant with burlap still around the roots should be set in the hole, and then two or , three Inches of fertile soli should be packed In the bottom. The string, etc, should be cut loose,, but do not remove the burlap. Care must be taken not to break the baUrThe hole should be half-filled with good soil and the plaint watered thoroughly,, after which the hole should be filled 'wiljh earth. Leave a saucershaped surface sur-face around the base of the plant. The best time 'for planting trees and shrubs b ' during" the -early spring. However, fall planting in some places of the state has proved equally successful . . |