 ... to Plant the Trees Preparation of 'the Soil. Thorough preparation of the soil should precede the planting. Where blocks or belts are to be formed, the ground should be plowed and prepared as for a garden crop. Clay soils are best plowed the previous...  Annual Report - Page 366by Nebraska. State Board of Agriculture - 1902Full view - About this book
 | 1894 - 974 pages
...garden crop. Clay soils are best plowed the previous fall, in order that the ground may weather over winter. On such soil subsoiling is beneficial, and...the roots fully spread out, and deep enough to allow th j tree to stand about 3 inches lower than it grew as a seedling. Time and Manner of Planting. —... | |
 | William Logan Hall - 1901 - 82 pages
...garden crop. Clay soils are best plowed the previous fall, in order that the ground may weather over winter. On such soil subsoiling is beneficial, and...out, and deep enough to allow the tree to stand about 3 inches lower than it grew as a seedling. Time and Manner of Planting. — South of the thirty -seventh... | |
 | Lester Sylvan Ivins, Frederick Augustus Merrill - 1915 - 248 pages
...intervals, the spots designated for each type of planting should be staked off and carefully marked. Holes should be dug large enough to contain all the...out and deep enough to allow the tree to stand about four inches lower than it stood when a seedling. The time of planting will vary somewhat with the location... | |
 | Samuel Andrew Challman - 1917 - 264 pages
...Trumpet Creeper, Virgin's Bower, Wild Grape, Wistaria, Woodbine. HOW TO PLANT TREES AND SHRUBS. The hole should be dug large enough to contain all the roots fully spread out. A bent root is an added affliction to the shock the tree has sustained in being moved. The hole should... | |
 | 1906 - 564 pages
...surrounding ground may be drained to the tree. On the other hand, in regions having a copious ramfall, it will frequently be necessary to plant the trees...enough for them to thrive. The holes should be dug large^enough to contain all the roots fully spread out, and deep enough to allow the tree to stand... | |
 | 1906 - 496 pages
...garden crop. Clay soils are best plowed the previous fall, in order that the ground may weather over winter. On such soil subsoiling is beneficial, and...lower than it grew as a seedling. Time and Manner o) Planting. South of the thirty-seventh parallel, fall planting is safe and often advantageous. North... | |
 | 1904 - 530 pages
...marked off lengthwise and the trees set at the intersections. It is sometimes desirable to mark oft" the ground only one way and run furrows the other....the tree to stand about three inches lower than it gew as a seedling. Time and Manner of Planting. — South of the thirty-seventh parallel, fall planting... | |
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