True Democrat. (Paulding, Miss.) 1845-18??, 1845-12-31

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starved by the poverty of the soil at the
depth where they are placed. 1t is much
better and more natural process in fact 10
plant the tree so that it shall, when the
whole is complete, appear just as deep as
before, but standing on little mound set
Ties, will leave it nearly on the level with
the previous surface.
Mulching IS an excellent practice with
tranSplanted trees, and more especially for
those which are removed late in the spring
Mulching is nothing more than covering
the ground about the stems with coarse
straw, or litter from The barnyard, which by
preventing the evaporation keeps tile soil
from becoming dry, and maintains it in that
MOST and equable condition Of temperature
most favorablet to the growth of young roots.
Very many trees, in dry season, fail at
midsummer, after having made a fine start,
from parcled and variable condition of
the earth about the roots Watering, FIRE.
quently fails TO save such trees, but mulch
ing when they are planted will entirely OBJ
vlate the necessity of watering in dry sea
sons, aud promote growth under any cir
cumstances. Indeed, watering upon the
surface, as commonly performed, is most
injurious practice as the roots stimulated
at one period ofthe day by water arc only
rendered more susceptible TO the action OF
the hot sun at another and the surface of
the ground becomes so hard, by repeated
watering, that the beneficial access of the
air is almost cut off. If trees are we'll wa
tered in the holes, while transplanting IS
going on, they will rarely need it again,
and We may say never, if they are well
mulched directly after planting.
TIE best manure to be used i'll prepar-
ing the soil for tranSpanting trees is a conf
post formed oftwo-thirds mnck or black
peat earth, reduced by fermenting it several
months in heap with one-third fresh baru.
yard MANURE. Amest every farm will
supply this, and it is more permanent in its
effects, and less drying in It's nature, than
the common manure of the stable. An
admirable manure, recently applied with
great success, is charcoal-the small bro
ken bits and refuse of the charcoal pits
mixed intimately with the soil. Air-slaked
lime is an excellent manure for fruit trees
in soils that are not naturally calcareous.
Two or three handsful may be mixed with
the soil when preparing each space for
planting, and top dressing may be. APP
piled with advantage occasionally after
wards, to increase their productiveness.
But wherever large orchards or fruit gar
dens arc TO be planted, the muck compost
heap should be made ready beforehand,
rs il is the cheapest, most valuable, and
durable of all manures for fruit trees.
Pruning the heads of transplanfed trees,
1t the season of removal, we think gene
-alIy aninjurious practice. II is certainly
needless and hurtful in the case of small
rees or those of such size as will allow
he roots TO be taken up nearly entire for
IS the action of the branches and the roots
ire rapidly formed just in proportion 10
he healthy action of the leaves, 1t follows
hat by needless cutting off branches We
essen the vital action of the whole tree
IL the same time, where trees are trans
,anted of so large a size that some of the
cots are lost in removing them, it Is nee
Ssary TO cut back or shorten few of the
TancheS-as many as will restore the
alance Of the system---olherwise the
erspirstion ofthe leaves may be so great
S TO exhaust the supple of sap faster than
nc roots can collect il. A little judgment
nly is necessary, TO see at glance, how
iuch Of the top must be pruned way
efore planting the tree, TO equaliZe the
,ss between the branches and the roots.
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