Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1842-05-23
AGRICULTURAL.

TRANSFORMING Notwithstanding trees is
u very simple process, and yet there are compare.
lively few persons who practice it well. Trees
will oien by II desperate struggle, recover in a
half dozen years from the effect OF unskiIlful
management in trnnsplanting; but it is thou
sand times preferable TO perform the business
well and thoroughly in the first instance, which
will be followed by luxurant and healthy, in
stead OF IA starved and meagre growth.
We shall suppose lin of planting an orch
ard,) that the land is mellow ind in good cond.
ton. For planting Il moderate sized Tree, the
hole should he dug three leet wide, (dameter) aud
from IL to 20 inches deep. In every instance,
the hole should be sufficiently large TO admit the
root easily, and without bending. Before plant
ing, any bruised or broken roofs should be short
ened and smoothly pared with "A knife. Hold the
tree upright while another person, making the
earth fine, gradually distributes it about the roofs.
Tho greatest secret with successful planters lies in
carefully filling in the mould 50 tIlat every root
and even the smallest fibre, may meet the soils
To secure this, let the OPERATOR with his hand,
spread out the small roots aud fill in the earth
carefully around every one. When the hole is
half flied, pour in fron, one half to pail of wa
ter. This will settle the soil and fill up any little
vacui;ies TINT may remain. When TIE wuier has
sunk away, fill up the hole aud press the eurlh
moderately with the foot
1t is "A common but very injurious practice to
water newly planted trees upon the top of the
soil. The water is not only soon evaporated, but
the moist earth down near the roots, exposed TO
the sun aud wind, dries hastily aud becomes la
ked so hard as To prevent the access Of the air and
light, both of which are, 10 a certain degree nee
essary The hole being partly filed AMI The roots
fnirly covered water the tree well, when The moist
earth, overlud by the loose surface soil, will retain
its humidity for great length OF time. Indeed,
we find II rarely, if ever, necessary TO water IL
gain, even in dry seasons, alter planting IN this
way. The trees should never he planted mnre
Ihan one inch deeper than they stood before.
If your soil is not good, you should improve II
by the addition of manure, tLerahly old, or COM
post. IL il is positively bad where the tree is TO
be planted, you had better remove it at once, and
substitute u couple or more carloads Of good gar
den soil Vegetables, like ANIMALS, must have
proper nonrlshnent, or they cannot he expected to
thrive well. Those who with to see their yonng
trees grow with ten times the usual rapidly, may
easily We graliied, if they will be II, The lrihing
expense OF preparing the soil for The space flour
or five feet in diameter, and twice The usual DEPTH
by making it equal 10 The finest garden mould be.
tore planting them.
IL is both a wusie OF time aud money 10 plant
trees md keep them in what is termed sod land
A young orchard upon the same soiD will all
vance more rapidly in five years, il the land is
kept under cultivation, Than il would in ten, il
the close turf every where covers the soil. Where
young orchard must he kept in grass for many
years, circle OF some six or seven feet in dame
ire should be kept loose around each OF the trees
by digging il every fall and spring.
Trees are very much benz fitted by scraping of
the moss md rough bark, in the spring; aud i'm
mediately washing them thoroughly with potash
I've, or soft soap reduced with water TO the conss.
tency OF paint.
Nine tenths of the deaths by anspanng arises from hoI
lows le among the Of trees by careless rapid
of shovelling the earth in about the roots.