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GEORGIA FORESTRY 
 
thing of the past. They are now trying to remove export restrict ions which kept 
 
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them from taking advantage of the export No. 10 market under the Marshall Plan. Much of 
 
the lumber pil ina up on Ame-rican docks 
 
A !flOnthly bullet in published by the Geo~gla Department of Forestry,435 State 
 
is at 
 
not in domestic present prices. 
 
demand--at least not Government experts 
 
Capl_tol, A~lanta, Georgia, as a free believe that holding even the inferior 
 
public serv1ce to Georgia Farmers land- grades in the u.s. will give the forests 
 
owners and timber industries. Entered a rest. Lumbermen say that this won't 
 
as the 
 
second-class Post Office, 
 
matter April 15 Atlanta, Ga., 
 
~n1d94e8r'thaet 
 
happe~, that there is no way to stay in the t 1mber business without cutting tim-- 
 
Act of August 24, 1912. 
 
ber.  
 
There is reasonableness in that con- 
 
EDITORIAL COMMENT 
 
tent ion. A lumber mill cannot stand by for 20 yenrs--or even one year--to wait 
 
ror t_ree.s to get big enough to cut. 
 
(The following is reprinted from The Georgia 1s one of the states which can 
 
Albany Herald,) 
 
gr9w slash pines and the shortleaf vari- 
 
et 1es so very fast that it would take a 
 
Now that the election is over, i.e., lo~ of mill,s to catch. up with them. If 
 
one election, let's about trees. we may 
 
think about produce too 
 
and talk much cot- 
 
th1s used 
 
ls~tnadtse)l?prsaucbt~lacragl1lnyala 
 
l 
 
and l of 
 
otthh~em r 
 
~n ~111 
 
ton, corn, wheat, peanuts, tobacco, and grow p1n~s. were planted to the 1nd1ge- 
 
certain other crops. but there is 1 ittle likelihood that we will ever find our 
 
nous ues 
 
bvearmleattleer~i,allnyot.1onncl~yeawseodu,ld 
 
bluant dn~vvaall- 
 
hills, valleys, too many trees. 
 
and 
 
bottom 
 
lands 
 
growing 
 
stores would 
 
boeperrealt1?~rvse,d 
 
sawmill.$ of any 
 
and pulpmills P<?SSible fear 
 
of a tree famine anywhere 1n the fore- 
 
seeable future. 
 
Originally the United states was one 
 
of the most magnificentl.Y forested areas SAVANNAH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 
 
o~nroewathrtht,o 
 
but the clear1ng away make way for towns, 
 
of this cities, 
 
PASSES 
 
RESOLUTION 
 
ASKING 
 
FOR 
 
arms and orchards has materially re- STATEWIDE FIRE PROTECTION duced this acreage. Yet there is no dsheoarrtatghes oafre trneoet s.cLauusmedbebry atnhde pulalpcwkooodf Derl)and for a s_tatew1.de. system of for- 
 
forest growth. For while coal, iron and est f1re protection continues to spread 
 
copper mines may be exhausted, new trees over Georgia and the savannah_Chamber of 
 
are continually lifting their heads qommerce has passed a resolution enders- 
 
where their ancestors fell to the lumber- 1ng a plan drafted by _the De,Partment of 
 
man's axe or saw. 
 
Forestry. The resolution sa1d: 
 
Tne argument between Federal and State Forestry Departments on the one hand, and lumbermen's organizations on the other, probabl~ will follow the example of Tennyson s "Brook" and go on forever, but the public should be grateful for 1 ight thus thrown on a matter in 
 
WHEREAS, Georgia's 2~.000,000 acres of commercial forests, supplying naval stores for 75% of the nation and 33% of the world,provide employment for 125,000 Georgians and bring to the state an annual income of $ 275,000,000, of which $123,000,000 is received by Georgia land-- 
 
which the public has a vital interest. own~rs frkm the sale of trees and gum 
 
Holmes Alexander, whose "Short subjects" ros1n; and 
 
column appears 1n the savannah Morning News and other newspapers, calls the question of whether there is ever to be a timber shortage in this country a current source of you're another argument . He points out that Government conservationists say that we are exhausting our saw-wood stands one and a half times faster than we are growing 
 
WHEREAS, during the past two years 21111 new industries dependent upon forests and forestry products have been established in Georgia, emphasizing to the state the vital importance of the fur!her development ~f her forests by plant- 1ng, pr?per cutt1ng, and adequate fire protection; and 
 
them. The National Lumber Manufacturers Association insists that this is nonsense. In ' twcr-day meeting the 1umbermen trc.tted out statistics to prove that forestry er.oc:ts have been predicting a 
 
WHEREAS, the productivity of our f<?rests can be qoubl~d by the control of highly destructive f1res now costing the state $ 11.000,000 each year; and 
 
timber f<-"'1 .1e for years and years-but it never happened. The difference seems WHfREAS, only 111 ?f Georgia'.s 159 to be that foresters look for quality c9unt1e~ have local f1re protect1on ~;~ 
 
and lumbermen look for trees. The col- ~1ts which under the present system 1s 
 
umnist adds this: 
 
Inadequate and more expensive than would 
 
be true under a statewide protective 
 
system; 
 
of c"oLunmsbterrumcet~1oanlsloumsbaeyr thinatthteheu.ssh.ortiasgae NOW THEREF_ORE BE IT RESOLVED thst the 
 
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TREE FARM SYSTEM HAS BEEN LAUNCHED 
 
PREMIER IS HELD FOR NEW FIRE ~OVIE--DEAD OUT 
 
BY GEORGIA AGENCIES 
 
A premier showing of a new forest 
 
The outstanding "tree farms" of Geor- fire movie, "Dead out, was held at the 
 
gia are going to receive official and southern Forest Festival at Valdosta, 
 
public recognition. 
 
October 5. 
 
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I "Dead Out" is hailed as the most out- 
 
A Tree farm System for Georgia was jstanding forestry educational film ever 
 
launched JOintly by the .state forestry released The Georgia Department of 
 
DsoecpiaarttmioenntatandthethseouGtheoerrgn1aFoFroerset stFreystAivsa-l in valdosta, october fo, and at the Macon 
 
oF~ohreerstry~ouantdhetahsetefronressttrayt.edsep~aortompeenrtasteodf 
 
F"Torree~st~rayrm"F 
 
ield cer.t 
 
i 
 
Day, O ficates 
 
cwtoerbeerpr8e~enwtehden. 
 
wlth.thc: U.s. Forest.serv1ce.1n the product 1on of the techn1color f1lm. 
 
Certificates will be awarded on future occasions to other landowners--large and small--w~o are carr~ing out good forestry practices on theIr woodlands. 
 
oramatic,yet real as life, "Dead o_ut" deals with the cause of many fore~t f1 res --carelessness. It shows the tragIC outcome of fires started by landowners who 
 
state Forester A. R. Shirley emphasized that this is not "another program~ 
 
believed they were taking all precautions. 
 
necessary 
 
but js a meth!Jd. to single out and give 
 
public recogn1t 1on to forest landowners who are following approved practices. 
 
ARIZONA CYPRESS CROP 
 
DECLARED NEAR FAILURE 
 
For an area to be qualified as a "Tree 
 
Farm", the owr.er must protect his property from destructive fires and also 
 
The crop of Arizona Cypress seedlings at the state nurseries this year was al- 
 
follow approved forest management practices which will assure cQntinuous pro- 
 
most a complete faulure, and the 1imited number of trees availaole will be dis- 
 
duct ion of commercial timber crops. A tributed free to 4-H and FFA ~roups. thorough examinat io~ 9f tne ~rea will be 
 
made before a cert1f1cate w1ll be pre- 
 
The trees will be given to rural 
 
sented. other examinations will follow youth groups who have shown outstanding 
 
and if the "tree farmer" does not main- progress in forestry projects during the 
 
tain the required standards, the "Tree past year. They will oe divided equally 
 
Farm" cert if 1cate may be withdrawn. 
 
between FFA and 4-H organizations on a 
 
competitive basis to be'announced by of- 
 
"Tree Farms" will establish factual ficials of the groups. 
 
demonstrations that the growing of tim- 
 
ber under proper management, is pract ical and profitable. Another result of "Tree Farms" will be to encourage other landowners to adopt tree farming principles. 
The "Tree Farms" system in Georgia will be conducted in cooperation w1th 
 
L.C. Hart, Jr., assistant director of the Forestry Department,who is in charge of nurseries and forest management, said weather conditions made it Impossible to seed the nursery until very late and only about four per cent of the seed germinated. Hot sun killed many of the trees that did come up, he added. 
 
the Southern Pine Association. Interes- 
 
ted persons may obtain information about tree farming" by contacting the Department of Forestry, the Forestry Association, county agents, or soil conservation service technicians. 
DIRECTOR SHIRLEY ATTENDS NATIONAL FORESTRY MEETING 
 
The Arizona Cypress crop was an effort to satisfy a demand for.a tree species suitable fGr use as Christmas trees. Mr. Hart said another attempt would be 
made to produce these seedlings on a low cost basis, pointin9 out, however, that if increased attent1on and care is needed, the production cost might make the sale price prohibitive. 
 
A.R. Shirley, director of the Georgia Department of Forestry, attended the national convent ion of the Association of State Foresters at Blaney Park, Mich., September 27 through October 1. 
 
Persons who have ordered and paid for Arizona Cypress seedlings will receive 
refunds. 
 
Several 
 
important discussions were 
 
ed 
 
Arizona Cypress seed the past two years. 
 
have Qther 
 
bseoeun~hp~lrarn 
 
t 
 
- 
 
held. These included federal financial states also have experienced s1m111ar 
 
assistance to states and re~ulations of difficulties in germination and growth. 
 
the Federal communications commission! 
 
pertaining to use of radio for forestry Orders tor pine seedlings are expect- 
 
COIIITlunications. 
 
ed to be filled 100 per cent. 
 
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PROGRfSS REPORT ON NEW DAVISBORO NURSERY 
 
When. landowners 1 ings from the new 
 
rece_ive pine seedDavisboro nursery 
 
THE 
 
COYER 
 
PHOTO 
 
this fall and winter, they will be look- A crop of trees is growing at 
 
ing at more than just a buRdle of little Georgia's newest, and third, nur- 
 
trees. Those seedlings will be monu- sery near Davisboro. A view of a 
 
ments to the thousands of heartaches, bed and the portable irrigation 
 
headaches, and backaches required to put svstem is pictured in the cover 
 
the nursery into production. 
 
photo this month. The story of the 
 
new nursery is told on the acco~ 
 
Photographs on these pages show quite panying pages. 
 
a bit of progress has been made at Geor-h---------------~------------------ 
 
gia's newest and largest nursery. The the tractors working day and niQht to 
 
pictures tell quite a story bu t they get the ground broken, when it f1nally 
 
can't t~ll it  all. 
 
did stop raining. They don't show the 
 
planting of over two and one-half tons 
 
_They don'.t show the hundreds o_f miles of pine seed in 4., days, a feat almost 
 
dthre1ved~1salopopko!1nngtedfo 
 
r the people 
 
proper s!te, or who adm1ttedly 
 
unheard 
 
of 
 
in 
 
tree 
 
nursery 
 
practice. 
 
couldn't find of Orangeb~rg 
 
"aP,prox.imately soil. w1th not 
 
100 acres over a 2% 
 
They don't and trailers 
 
show the tract ors, plows, equipped with 1 ights so 
 
slope a11 1n one field". They can't ?how that by starting before day and working 
 
how cold 1t was when the tract was f1nal- until after dark two days work could be 
 
ly located and surveyed. 
 
crammed into one. They can't show the 
 
. tired but determined faces of John Hern- 
 
The pictures can't show the anx1ous don, nursery superintendent, and J. L. 
 
looks on the faces of depar~m~nt person- Lindsey, the nurseryman, as they forced 
 
nel as they stood around wa1t1ng for the themselves back to work in the dark of 
 
incessant rain to stop long enough to the morning to get water on their newly 
 
get the ground broken. They don't show germinated seedlings last June when 
 
the mad scramble that was necessary to 
 
. 
 
get water (SQO gallons per minute), ir- drought threatened total lc;>ss. Ne1~her 
 
rigat ion, tractors, seed, and other ma-d? they ~ell of the cont 1nuo~s f 1ht 
 
terials and equipment required to start w1th equipment and labor aga1nst he 
 
to operate a nursery. They don't show insistant grass and weeds that threatened 
 
TREES AT ~Y.lSBORO--Here is a partial view of the new nursery near Davisboro , in Washington C.ounty. Some of the beds are a half a mile 
long, others a ausrter mile long. The firesent inventory is about 13J aiHion 
trees. The original goal ILGS a/lout 22 illion. 
 
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SIGNS OF PR'JGRESS Construction of packin g and eauipment sheds at the 
new nursery are nearing completion, Seedlings will be graded, counted and packed for shipment in the building on the right. 
 
to choke out t heir 1 ittle seedlings. es, watched it rain and broke gro und 
 
when they could. 
 
On Novemoer 3, 1947, less than a year ago, the Department found that it would 
 
. Dur1ng 
 
. . thiS _t1me 
 
the 
 
well 
 
was 
 
c o~ 
 
be possible to de~elop a new nursery. pleted and an eight hour test show~d . 1t 
 
The need for this third nursery had long woul~ pe_rfor!ll eyen ~etter thanspec:1f1ed. 
 
been recognized as the increase in de- The 1rr1gat1on equ1pment was del 1vered 
 
mand for seedlings seemed to a lways ex- March 16th and as the tractor and plows 
 
ceed the supply that could be grown in were ~lready on hand, we felt ~hat ~e 
 
the existing nurseries. 
 
wer~ 1n business. w~ watched 1t ra1n 
 
until the week of April 12th when co n- 
 
ditions finally got right. Buster Harris 
 
From that time until December 18,1947 and Fred Gains from the Flowery Branch 
 
over ~5 sites were inspected in twelve nursery laid off the beds. The seeder 
 
counties before the final decision was was checked by Mr. Murphy from the Herty 
 
made on t~e present tract in washington Nursery and 1n 4! days 2! tons of seed 
 
county. 
 
was sowed on the quarter mile long beds. 
 
At last the nursery was planted. 
 
This tract is 100 acres in size and 
 
is.made up of Orangeburg and Red Bay somehow, everyone got the idea that 
 
so1ls and ~oes not_have over .a 21 sl'?Pemaybe they could relax some, but such anywhere 1n the f1eld, It IS amaz1ng was not the case . When the rain stopped 
 
that such tracts are so scarce. 
 
it really stopped. with the except1on 
 
of one good shower, it didn't so much as superintendent Herndon reported for sprinkle again unt il the latter part of 
 
duty at the nursery Jan. l, 19!18, and oc- June. It was found that the daylight 
 
cupied hi~se lf with pi cking up equipme part of the day was not long enough to as it co uld be found, making contour keep the beds watered. One shift working 
 
maps, cleaning up hedge rows,. and other- from 8 a . m. until 6 p.m. coulQ not get 
 
wise getting set for the big job of the job done. Lights were installed on 
 
seeding. 
 
the tractor and trailer that were used 
 
. 
 
to take up and relocate the portable ir- 
 
Nurseryman L1ndsey reported to the rigation system. Two shifts were worked 
 
new nur.sery February 16,194B. He h!id at out,startin~ at !I a. m. and.runninq until 
 
that t1me almost a year of exper1ence 8,9, and sometimes 10 at n1ght. 
 
under Mr. M.E .Murphy, the superintendent oMfr. thLeindAslebyanyhadNusresveeryra. l Pyreioarrs t oextpheeriewnacre, Thi.S wasn , t a f1.ve day a week J.Ob or 
 
in various commercial nurseries over the anyd 40 hour week. It was seven days, day 
 
state. Together they 1 ined up labor, an night. somehow, the seedling beds 
 
dynamited stumps,built roads, dug ditch- 
 
(Con.tin~d on page 7) 
 
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What is the Georgia Tree Farms System? 
The Georgia Tree Farms System is a program designed to recognize and honor those landowners who are practicing sound forestry measures on their woodland acreage. 
 
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Who is Eligible tor aTre Farm Award? 
Any forest or woodland owner, whether he has much or little acreage, is eligible to receive a Tree Farm award if he meets the standards as established by the Georgia Department of Forestry. 
 
What is the Purpose of this Program ? 
Its purpose is to encourage Georgia's landowners to maintain or increase the value of their tree "crop" so that the forests of the State will be a perpetual source of income to their owners and to the many thousands of Georgians who are employed directly or indirectly in the harvestir.g or processing of that "crop." 
 
--- a of Good Forestry, d Management, 
and Gooazenship 
 
How can you Become a"Tree Farmer"? 
Contact the Georgia Department of Forestry, Georgia Forestry Association, Georgia Agricultural Extension Service, or Soil Conservation Service. 
If your practices meet the required standards, you are eligible for certification as a Tree Farmer. If you cannot qualify now, ask what steps are needed. 
 
1l/E TREE FARM STORY--The above is a reproduction of one side of a folder describin g Georgia's new Tree F8rm System. Copies of this fol der may be obtf!ined through an_v represent a tive of the Geor_gia Department 
 
gr Fot:estry. More details may be found on Page Two of this is sue of 
 
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140 BANKS IN GEORGIA ARE NOW DISTRIBUTING KEEP GREEN MESSAGES 
 
NURSERY  
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managed to dry out just as bad on Saturday afternoons and sundays as any other time. 
 
One hundred and forty Georgia banks this month began a drive to advertise the Keep Georgra Green movement. 
 
Then came the grass. When the draught situation let up and nice summer rarns started giving some relief in watering 
 
The banks wili distribute almost ait~ey also gave encouragement to the mil- 
 
o! quarter of a million promotional mes-lrons 
 
grass and_weed s~e~s that had 
 
sages in their monthly statements. The been lyrng ~ormant JUSt wartr~g for pro- 
 
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per condrtrons. They germrnated and prospered. By the use of a power spray- 
 
being marled out wrth September sta,e- er and a selective herbicide, the grass 
 
rnents. 
 
and weeds were kept down and prevented 
 
The drive is being conducted by the from taking over the entire nursery.  This method of weed control was new to 
 
Agriculture committee of the Georq ra all of us, and it was necessary to feel 
 
Bparenskeidrsen~tssoofcitahteioFn.irsGteoNrgaetioMn. alBa~zaenmkorein, 
 
our way and of theearly 
 
learn by efforts 
 
~eexrpe ear i elni ct tel.eSodmies - 
 
Waycross, is chairman of the corrrnrttee. couraging, but experrence war, out and 
 
"The KEEP GEORGIA GREEN movement is the grass was licked. 
 
the first earnest effort that has been construction on a packing shed, equip- 
 
made to enlist our entire citizenry in a ment shed and a residence was started 
 
forestry-development program,_" read a the latter part of August. The st?-rt.of 
 
resolutron adopted by the Georgi? Bankers this construction pretty well corncrded Association at its 1948 conv.ent.ron; ~be with the beating of the grass an_d the 
 
it resolved that the Assocratron wrll final knowledge that, barrrng hurrrcanes, lend its support and influence to ~he tornadoes, floods, hail, and ice storms, 
 
passage of any sound and progressive we had a pretty good crop of seedlings 
leg is1at ion that may be sponsored. by the I made. Not as many as we hoped for but a 
KEEP G~ORGIA GREEN movement, which may pretty good crop. They needed to harden be desrgned to further pro~ote and de~ up and develop more, out the guess work 
 
velop forest resources wrthrn the state. was over-they were made. F:ven Lindsey 
 
relaxed just a little and was heard to 
 
say, "Well, mayoe I can sleep a little 
 
FORESTERS ORGANIZE 
 
at night now". 
 
IN GLYNN COUNTY 
 
The contractur putting up the buildings has a~su~ed us that they will ~e 
 
An organization of professional fa-complete Wi.thrn the next. fe.w weeks rn 
 
resters whose work is now in Glynn coun- plenty of trme for the shipping season, 
 
ty was formed at Brunswick recently. 
 
starting somewhere between Nov. 15 and Dec. 1, depending again on the weather. 
 
The officers of the group, which will 
 
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be given a name later, ares. N. cooper, . There IS a slrght lull at the nursery 
 
presr'd ent; M. E. Nr' xon, vrce-presr'd ent ; J.H. Blackerby, sec,retary-treasurer, and 
 
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cJuastct hentohueghir for the "rat 
 
fobrreHaethrndboen foarned race" all over. 
 
J. s. Bethel, char rman of the program 
 
committee. 
 
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MESSAGE FROM THE BANK--Above is a sample of the Keep Georgia Green message going out this month with statements from 140 Georgia Banks. 
 
 "JOE BEAVER .. 
 
by Ed Nofziger 
 
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Forest Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture 
 
"Yes, I love the colors that come out in the Fall-all except one!" 
 
NURSERY - 
 
STATEWIDE PLAN  
 
(Continued from page 7) 
 
f,Continut!d jram page 1) 
 
Enough pine straw has to be ga~ered to Board of Directors of the savannah Cham- 
 
mulcn 25 acres of beds. A new bed shap- ber of COflYfl8rce, in regular meeting as- 
 
er has to be worked out adapted to the sembled this 21st.day of September,19118, 
 
portable irrigation Packing tables does hereby heartily endorse the program 
 
grading tables, doliys, and a hundred seeking further development and expanother things ~ave to be built preparing s!on of Georgia'~ forests and of proper 
 
for the Shipping season. In addution we f1 re protect Ion therefor; and 
 
are planning on some fall planting of 
 
loblolly and many other experiments that BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Saval1- 
 
we hope will result in better and more nah Chamber of Commerce does hereby en- 
 
seedlings for the landowners of Georgia. dorse a statewide forest fire protection 
 
program to be operated and adequately 
 
Yes, when landowners receive seedlings financed by the State of Georgia, 
 
from Davisboro they can be thankful for 
 
the hard work put in by Superintendent Herndon and Nurseryman Lindsey, and for the whole-hearted cooperation they received from the citizens and industrial concerns of Georgia. 
 
EIGHTH DISTRICT RANGERS 
The forest rangers.of the Eighth District have orqanized a Ranger's Club to promote better coordination and cooperation of their fire fighting units. 
 
NEW LIBERTY INDUSTRY 
. The newes~ in9ustry in Liberty County Is a wood us1ng Industry, Fraser Cabinet Works, located at Hinesville. 
 
Meetings will be held quarterly, and the first get-together was scheduled October 13 at waycross. A business session and a social program will bearranged for each meeting. 
 
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1. DigV-shaped trenchinmoist 
 
shady 
 
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1. Break bundles and spread out even1y: 
 
3. Fill in loose soil andwakr well. 
 
4. Complele fill in~ in soil and firm wit.h teet. 
 
. HANDLING SEEDLINGS 1n FIELD 
 
Correct In bucket wilhsufficient wat.er to cover r oots. 
 
Incorrect; In hand- roots dry out . 
 
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CORRECT AND INCORRECT DEPTHS 
 
Correct 
At same depth or ~ deeper than seedling grew in nursery 
 
Incorrect 
Too deep and rools bent. 
 
lncorrecl: 
Too shallow and roots exposed. 
 
CARE OF SEEDLINGS--Plan now to t ak e oroper care of the seedlings you will receive this fall and winter. Yiur investment in seedlings should be insured against loss and this can best be done by giving planting s 'ock proper care. 
 
 DIBBLE PLANTING 
Dibble or Planting Bar 
 
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1. Insert dibble at angle shownandpush forward to upright position . 
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2. Remove diQble and place seedling at correct deplh. 
 
'3. Insert dibble 2 inches toward planler from seedling. 
 
4.Pull handleofdibble toward planter firming soH at boltom of rooLs. 
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5. Push handle of dibble forward from planter firming soil at lop of roots. 
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7.Push forward then pull bock.ward. f illin% hole. 
 
8. Fill1n 1ast hole by st.ampin'6 with heel. 
 
6. Insert dibble 2 inches from lasl:. hole. 
9.Firm soil around seedling with feet 
 
 
 
MATTOCK PLANTING 
 
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4.Finish filling in soil and firm with heel. 
 
5.Firm around seed ling with feet. 
 
PLANTING P~CTICES--The charts above describe the oesr practices to follow when planting with dibbles or mattocks. Additional copies of charts shown on these pages are available in leaflet fonn. Write for additional copies. 
 
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