CHE REFERENCE LIBRARY - Pole Shift Survival Information

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llollstb. t ‘Ilange that I\-atc:r on thv s&s c\*vry clay, ant1 at the end
of 11 ~yfx~k or t.cn ~lilJ’s illis kvit,h sand ancl phw in :L tliin layer in the
lrot~wl. Stir frtqucmt I? to prcycnt moltling. I\‘hcn tllc se&
1 wgi n to sprou 1, soii~ tllr9l in tlw opca pountl. This operation,
which is somet imr5 wllrcl “ pipping,” inay I)e performed in a small
wa,y near the I;itcbl1lilIltS COlllC thickly, they
must 1x1 thinn(v1.
I11 tlw ~lutllnin of t llc first >*tb:ir thv socdlings should he large
ellollgh to lx> tlllg iIIl(1 sold tc, gc~ntT;ll nnr:ierc\‘mcn. ~onietinies
th(h poortbst pl;tnts ;II’(’ allo~~~t~tl IO st;IrIci aIl0tllt~r year, but, they are
usllally so SViIt tt’l’illg tl1;l.f tllcy (10 not p;l)’ for the usv of tllc land,
and tlley slioiil~~ 1~ transplantccl thv s;iniv tis the larger stock, or
the weakest 011(5 nlay 1~ thrown a~va~\-. The stocks are dug with
a plow or t rve-(Iiggvr an(1 hec~lctl-in c!osely, so that the leaves
‘( s\vtYlt ” 111Nl fall off. The plants arc‘ then stored in sand, moss
or salvdust in a ~llar. lkfore they are planted, the tops are cut
off near the c’row:n, usually wit.h a hatchet on a block ; or if to he
used for I)uclding, IO io 12 inches or more of the top is left 011.