The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1848-11-18
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"A. ! Autumn Il in Planting Of Trees.

Even in the same localities there exists the
greatest diversity of opinion respecting the pro-
prietyS Of autumn planting. Some say that they
have never succeeded in the tall-others, that
they have never failed. Our own opinion is that,
even as far north as this, (4a north atitude.) all
afdy trees are transplanted with the greateat safe
" in the fiIl-provded il is done early. say the
middle and latter end Of October There may be
circumstances, suchas damp ground, very exposed
situations, that would render spring planting ad-
visable, hut they are exceptions. EyJ9
.aai aiMr.s E. g. Frost, OF Catharine, Chemung CO.,
4an experienced grower, says in the September
.,pumber of the Cultivator, my experience has
ycon6rmed me in the opinion that, in our latitude
fall planting for the peach is better than spring, II
set on dIy ground, aud they should be placed on
mo other On the 9th, 9th, 9th and 9lh oVemoer
last, Il set in the orchard one thousand hve nun
dred worked or budded peach trees; and now' on
,rexamining them, find that all are ahye out 'en'
land not only alive but making good grown 20
ythat the rows can be seen half a mile" He aahs:
fAI have six hundred peach trees which have been
in The orchard from three to five years, the most
sof which have been transplanted in the fail win
success equal to those set last autumn" Our own
practice is TO transplant all we can in the fall not
;,because we consider it the only safe season. but
because we have less time in the spring We hold
that there is no necessity for failure either in the
SsfTing or fall. aess,ss s....,et.,. l, p. ..rr.
,sd Late last fall, after we had supposed business
closed we set some men, for the sake OF employ
ing them, to trench piece ofground we INTENDED
fsr dwarf pears. The weather kept open tll II was
completed, and we planted the trees, some 60 or
80, quite contrary to our expectations II was
then about the second week in December. The
trees were yearling buds, on ounce stocks, they
were cut back till within foot to lS inches ofthe
stock and planted, and not failure occurred in
so, and all have grown from tw" to four feet this
season, and are now fine bushy plants Some that
= We planted last spring have not grown with half
the vigor. y '''' I'd 'a $50 ''' i'+a ia''.'s
On the. 25th Of April last, we transplanted some
twelve or fourteen cherry trees, after the leaves
were an inch long. Not one died: but on the con
trary, we can measure on every one Of them two
or three feet OF growth They were cut back pro-
pehy, planted well, and both successful.
Now tall planting may be commenced at any
moment with trees that have quit growing and
show good, ,,plump. perfect terminal bud, 1t the
leaves are not removed by frost, they should be
reut off the moment the tree is dug, or before-as,
fleft on, they will cause the tree to shrvei up
! runously. The best method of supporting fall
planted trees is to throw up cone Of earth ardnnd
'iithemten twelve inches high, according to the
size of the trees. This prevents both frosts and
winds from acting injuriously on the tree. The
!, earth can be leyeled down again as soon as the
10 ground thaws in the spring.aig4I u.- .sa5.t |
certain amount Of pruning, or shortening back
the top and branches Of trees is hdispensibIy ne
cessary in trsnsplanting In the Of fall plant
.ins, this pruning may be deferred till spring-par-
ticulafly with peach trees-but it must not be ne
7 elected We believe that vast numbers of trees
are lost for the lack Of this shortening of limbs
when planted; and particularly peach trees, that
!, usually have larger beads than other trees, and
nsherefore require a greater amount Of cutting
Every cul.ivator Of any experience knows how
Z much more certainly, quickly, and vigorously
. will the spring, that has been shortened
or cut back, than the one that has been planted en-
fite The balance Of free is destroyed in digging
il, for it is impossible 10 remove trees without de-
psiying them of some portion of their roots-or, if
the roots are not cut of, many will perish in the
femoysle Tie balance rnustbe restored before ihe
tree Can grow vigorously. and this can best be
: done by fsmaypga part Of tbe, top corresponding
with the loss OF the root--Gen sFdmz. f5s |
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There ~ vine Of American grapes in Philadel-
pbis. which has been beaiibg for sixty,fye years,
4 and this season has produced q most abundant |