Show PLAN OUTLINED FOR PLANTING ORCHARDS soil where trees are to be planted should be prepared important to tike take precautions to yent vent roots of trees from becoming dry where planting Is delayed leel heel in 10 prepared by the united states department af agriculture it the prospective pre pareo the soil where tits trees tire to its as thoroughly ns its lie does docs ills 1111 garden before planting vegetables tile lie of tits lita trees will limply repay him if the orchard site Is lit in sot sod it Is nolVis able to cultivate it during ono one season eason nt at least niter after the sod Is plowed under in order that tho the grass roots may decay before tile tho fruit trees are planted if tho the trees tire tu to be planted in a dmd valiere tile the owner desires to tits ills lawn tho the soil over nil an area of several feet where the tree Is to stand stan d hould should be spaded thoroughly this plan however Is it compromise between a lawn and a fruit garden giblon and tit in results are not likely to be so matl bictory na as where the ground Is 13 thoroughly cultivated H every v ery precaution ution should be buken from tile tha iliac alroe tho the treba and und other plants are taen front from the until they art anro planted to prevent the roots from becoming try dry if the plants are to lie be set nt at once on being received the roots muy may lie he covered with wet gunny sacks tin nn old blanket or somo some other material thai thae hus been thoroughly moistened ned until they tire are rendy ready to be ba put into the ground it it Is necessary to delay ph painting inting for a considerable time the trees should bi live heeled led in this li Is done by untying the bundle of af plants loosening and sep aratine tile the roots anil and placing the lie plants in n trench and packing tho the soil nebout tile the roots to prevent of drying ry I 1 nam the trees should stand tin nn tuch or awu when than they stood in tile the nursery wid aul the holes jho le be broad enough to ti receive tile the root s i without bending thurn from their natural positions position this replies also to ra aberry blackberry curn curning int and other simell fault plants plant s ath alic exception of r strawberries berries the last named be planted at such a depth that the crown of the plant Is even w lilt tile the surface face it if they are arc planted deeper than tills this they are likely to smother chilo if planted more shallow thu the roots are likely to oxy ry out i T the ile broke brokob ends ot of roots r should be cut cot off and any long slender roots khouli be e shortened to correspond to tile tha malu root system sm croall all fruit plan bo be treated In about the iut wity way bough tu in actual practice little attention la Is given to trimming the roots before the plants are sot set out in filling tile lie holes after the trees are placed in position cure care should be taken to work finely pulverized fertile soil among the roots tills this ean an be done with alth the tit fingers better than in almost tiny other way ay after a few shovel fuls of soil holl have been placed about tho roots it helps if tile ho tree Is slightly raised and lowered once or twice tills this will tenil tend to work the one soil in unions the roots As the filling progresses pros eg the will soil should be tinned about the roots etli avith tile tho toot foot or by somo smile other oilier of nil all ill operations connected with planting the firming of tile the soll froll the lie roots Is 8 perl ups the alie roost in important and it bol bo dent with alth great thorough ricas finally rinn lly tile iho holes should tili lie ho filled even with the surface in ili connection with tile planting or immediately following it the of fruit greik dreos should bo be cut back with 11 view to giving a desirable form to the top na its it develops in ili planting rasti berries blackbear black ber rles rips currants and gooseberries goose berrIes tin tha tops should be cut back to n lil glit of about 6 Iti chos it if currants and goose berries have particularly strong root the tops tire sometimes left 10 to 12 tactics indies high |