Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1848-11-24
WHOLE NUMBER 7Sj.

ai times. you must guard against tie lcsye. fig.
/ glng, by diminishing ihrir number a. the frsl
siarI. As every leaf sld branch. made after
sro'o'A fairly Commences, will Be accompanied
simultaneously by new roots. the same will
then be provided Tor as a mater uf course.
The neaiest way Of reducing the TOP Of a
tree, 10 order not 60 destroy is natural symme-
lry,' Is 70 shorieH.baek the young growth Of the
previous season. We know a most successful
planter who always, under all circumstances,
shouens-back the previous years wood. on
IFanspianung. 20 one bud; that Is, he cuts oT the
whole summers growth down to a good plump
Dod, Just above the previous years wood. Bul
lhls IS not always necessary. 4 few inches
where the growth hos been a foot or more. I
VIII usually be all that is necessary. Il is only
necessary 10 watch the growth Of a lrsnsplantrd
tree, treated IN this way, with one Of The same
hind uGpruned; 10 compare The clean. vigorous
new shoots, thai will be made the first season
By the former, with the slender and feeble ores
ol the later to be perfectly convinced ofithe
value OF the practice Of shoueuing-in Trans.
planted trees.
The necessity Of a proper supply Of food Tor
trees, Is point that we should not have 10 in.
sls' upon, II Starving trees had the power Of
crying out, like starving pigs. Unuckily, they
have not and, therefore. iGhuman and ignorant
cuitYdlors will feed their cattle, and lcl their
orchards stare to death. Now il is perfectly
demonsrable, 10 a man who has the use Of his
eyes, that tree can be fafttd 10 rcpleiion. thai
l'may be made 10 grow thrifty and well, or lha,
Il may be absolutely starved to death, as GER
lainIy as Berkshire. his not enough. Tunless
man has rich bottom lands, 10 plaat Tree in
oloer 10 have satisfactory growth, aud speedy
gfaulca'ion IN lis iruI and foliage. You must
provide supply Of food for il al the outset and
rene" It as often as necessary during its lifetime
lie who does this. will have five times the profit
aud ten times the satisfaction Of the careless
ana sluggish man, who grudges the labor and
expense Of .iue extra feeding for the roots.
! he cheapest aud best food for iruil trees, with
most farmers, is mixture of swamp muck and
stable manure, hich has laid for some two or
three months together. The best manure per-
haPs'ls the same muck, or black peat. reduced
to an acuve state with wood ashes. See vol.
II, P. 384. wheebarow load Of this COM
post, mixed with the soil, for each small trans.
planted tree, will give it supply OF food ha,
Will produce growth Of leaf and Young wood
'hai viii DO ones heart good 10 look upon.
Any tceH decompOSed animal manure may be
freely used in planting trees; always thoroughly
incorporating il with the whOle Of the soil that
has been stirred, and not throwing il directly
about the roofs.
There are, however, some improvdent men
who viii plant trees without having any food al
hand, except manure in crude state. "Whal
shall we do" they ask, ''when we have only
fresh stable manure!" Perhaps we ought to
answer-"walt I'LL you have something better"
but since they will do something at once, or not
al al, we must give them a reply; and this is,
make your hole twice as large and twice as
deep as you would if you had suitable compost.
Then bury par of the fresh manure LeloC the
depth where the reos will ut first be, mixing il
with the soil, treading the whole down well 10
prevent setling, and covering the whole with
three inches Of earth, upon which TO plant the
tree. Mix the rest with the soil, and put il al
The sides of the hole, keeping the manure both
at the sides and bottom. far enough away, thai
The roots of The tree shall not reach it for TWO
months. Then plant the tree in some Of the
best good soil you can procure.
One Of the safest and best general fertilizers
that can be used in transplanling 1T all times,
and mall soils, is leached wood ashes. cou-
pie Of shovel.Iuls Of This may be used (inter-
mixed with soil,) about the roots of every tree,
while replantlng it, wilhgreat advantage. Lime
and potash, the two largest inorganic constilu-
ents oil all trees, are most abundantly supplied
by wood ashes; and hence its utility in all our
soils.
We have, previously, so largely insisted on
the importance of trenching and deepening The
soil, in all cases where trees are to be planted,
that we trust our readers know that this is our
PLATFORM IF any man wishes 10 know how to
improve the growth Of any tree in the climate
of the United States, the first word that we have
TO say 10 him, is to "rench your soiI." If your
soil is exhausted, if your soil is thin and poor,
if 1t is dry, and you suffer from droulh, the
remedy is the same deepen it. If you have
much 10 do, and economy must be considered,
use the subsoil plow; if few trees only are
TO be planted in the lawn or garden, use the
spade. Always remember that the roots Of
trees will rarely 60 deeper than the "naIural
SOIL" (say from 10 10 90 inches on the average
and that by trenching two or three feet deep
you make double soil, and therefore enlarge
your "area Of freedom" for the roots, and give
them twice as much 10 feed upon. Il you are
beginner, and are skeptical, make a trial Of
few square yards, plant tree in it, and then
Judge for yourself.
*Cuuing off large branches at random, often
quite spoils the natural habit Of tree. Short
ening-back, all over the head, does not affect in
the least.
From The New Orleans Della.