Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1843-02-11

On the latter, trees may grow fast and
flourish few years, but they cannot last
long. Stiff clay is moi good, unless lime
or ashes and sand be put about the roots.
A northern exposure in s0etherD attitudes
} is thought best for every kind of trees.-
) The advantage is in being later in putting
!, out in the spring, and OF course there is
less danger of the fruit being killed by the
{ FROST A very high bill is suitable loca-
ton, and some kinds of fruit trees--the
peach for instance, does admirably well by
the water side.
2. Time of Trdnsplanting.-In refer
ence TO the best season of putting out fruit
tress, there is but little agreement amongst
} the most scientific and experienced. Sue
cess has attended both autumn and spring
setting out; but our own prejudices and
reason are strong in favor of the spring.
We scarcely ever lost trees transplanted
in the spring. tEvergreens particularly
must be put out in the growing Stage, or
nine times out of ten they will die. tits
scarcely presumable trees take up nourish-
ment TO any considerable extent, where
there is no circulation of sap; but if they
are put out in the fall, they may loose some
of the buried and severed roots and all
persons know trees put out in the winter
are quite liable to be mi ured by the winds.
The greatest advantage of fall planting is,
perhaps, that it is not so busy season as
the spring. Trees planted before March,
should always be tied TO strong stake.
3. Kinds of Trees.--By all means good
varieties of trees should be obtained. 1t
4bo 20 orr ra Pdo-
: ner, altar being at the trouble OF putting
out an orchard, and waiting from four TO
, ten years, and then find his trees bear little,
} knot.v, bitter and sickiey fruit, which is too
: often the case in the west Good trees re-
s olire no more labor or land than inditfer-
! ent ones, and while the latter are nuis-
r ance to the ground, the former yield
= handsome income AS it is not conven-
C lent or practicable for every one TO raise
/. his own tress, application should be made
o to q Nurseryman who can be depended
l. upon. Neither peaches, pears, nor apples
J. can be depended upon from the seed--in-
a. deed no other kind Of fruit unless 1t grows
re entirely alone. But unless the farmer has
a. an opportunity of selecting the best kinds,
of and understands grating and budding, he
ar will find 1t TO his interest to purchases II
a. he have TO send hundreds Of miles for the
N trees.
er 4. Distances the farmer has.plenty
ad of land, most kinds of trees might be put
1g forty feet asunder, so that the land could
err be cultivated. But under no circumstances
V. should apple, pear or peach trees be put
to under twenty five feet. 1t they nave plen-
J. tv of room, the air can circulate more
A. freely. and the land can bear the cultiva-
te ton most essential to the growth OF the
e trees.
e 5. Mode of putting ont es.--Lay out
Y, the rows as desired, then dig pits three
e feet in diameter and eighteen inches deep.
n Have some good mould from the woods, or
8. any well rot,ed manure, with about sho-
= vel of Stacked lime or. old ashes thrown by
;, @ III pit. Mix the ashes and manure tho
of roughly and sprinkle one shovel in the
,e bottom of the pit. Then put in the tree
I'd and spread all the fibrous roots at full
/ LENGTH, Next to the roots sprinkle few
OF shovels of TIL surface soil then put in the
i balance Of the compost, and press all light
ID with the foot on the roots. Then fill
e. Re pit with the balance of the soil and
1e clay that had been thrown out and press 1T
al gently down with the foot. 1t is important
n. the pit should he full TO prevent the water
IS. accumuIating and settling about the roots
" and thus causing death Great care should
$. also be taken, that the trees are not insert
n. el too deep. The tree never grows much,
r. if any, till the small fibres near the surface
h. begin to ron, and if the tree is so deeply
its inserted that these have 10 come fresh
m from the stock, the growth will be retarded,
,rs and the stock will run considerable risk OF
.es boing destroyed.
les 6. Alter Culture. IL the young trees
zee become oosened from the wind or other
rst wise, tre> them in again as soon as pos
us sible, and If moderate quantity OF old ma
mo- nure and ashes or lime be spaded in about
Of the rsots every spring, so much the better
viii The best crops for orchards, are for pota
ted toes. beets, turnips, cabbages, peas, beans
and any short crop except OATS Any CROP
pu, in the orchard, should bear ploughing
Two or three times in the year. By thi:
course the trees will grow more vigorous
", bear from one to three years earlier
'os- Weld larger and better favored fruit, ant
, 10 in the Judgment of the writer, last .muc
mes longer.
= !, VERY CooL.--McLean, the murderer
,;,o refused the other day in Cincinnati to b
tho sentenced by Judge Manning, on tn
. ~ ground that the Judge was no gentleman
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