The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1851-03-22
lfrom the Warsaw Commercnl Journal
The TraDsp!anting Il Iui,ivatin. Of Apple
Trees


young orchard, that | have thought best To- giyu
my views On the subject to the public III your pu
per, If you lhl'e proper.
10 prepare the ground iur setting out m or
c!G'rd, | W"uli recommend deep pl"Nmg by 90
ing twice in Il furruw, and the deeper tire pluw /,
put IN the better Let the grosnd he ploWcd IN
ridges ~ wide IS the rows are wanted tule apart.
and the trees set IN the middle ui the ridge. about
fur incl e deeper tln they stood IN the nLr-er,
When the ground IS i'u> prepared there need be
II" more of Il hole dug than lu>t to receive the
three. This mode of dccY pl"wiug cun>id,r
much better than dggn large and deep holes e.,
i generally rucummcude,D espc, i,ly whcrc tho
subs"il Is clay. II Is well known TO the Cxp,r-
fenced orcharst, that it injuries the apple irrc tai
have it, roots long covered Anh water. \ l,ulu
dug IN the clay deeper than what the ground i.
worked 10y the pillow, will serve ~ basin to hold
water, IN which the roots Of the will stand for
some tine after the surface water IN "a wet time
has been drained oy as deep as the gru,Ald hu,
been prepared by deep p"wing upunI down hi
waiter IN awet scasun will readily dra:u oif ~
low as the ground hns b en- brok. by tie plov
After the ground i thus prepared the lrcr, cin
be much quicker nut than If lrrce aud deep
hole :, to be- dug. And the deep powiHg will tr
very Likely Ia produce All extra crop q. whatever
Is sriI ed in the orchard.
The best time fer setting out apple trees, |
think. is late III the tall but ii they cannot lie ST
out at that time, they had better he taken from
the nursery in the tall, and planted out in the or
clard a early ~ Vra' tlcablc in the ,prng. There
sadyantngc in ha>ny trees tai en- up in the il
Of which many not aware: TIE wounds given
the roots III taking up the trees i'll 50 lar cal j.,
the course otthe winter that there will tc n,url
less leakage Of sap at tLcse wuGuda, u,an II tho
tree. We're taken Un in the spring when the sap
is IN motion The los of sap il an injury t1 ihc
tree. If trees cannot be set cut till lae in tho
spring they should be well watecd, ~ that the
roots will stand IL soft mud where they are Just
covered with earth, anI this mud covered viii,
dry earth to keep 1t from cracking, 10 protect
the tree the tir,t wear against the wind, some viii
drive a stake near the tree to it, Bat driving u
,ak. close toa tree j. likely to mjure the root,
AMI the bp ~ /, likely TO he injured 10y constantly
chahng against she stake Others set three stakes
and ContuC the trees that it tcaunot chafe. TN.
plan like better but 1t l. somewhat tedious anl
expensive. Have pIacll,ed raising a little m' ud
of clay, (Which is readily found IN Ogr yraires
round the tice. Iii, tread firmly around thr
tree repeatedly through the summer, after it hns
b. acn III, ,staucd hv 4 rain.-- II a trre is headed
itown To about til" feet in height t- II should bcl
when it i, plar'cl ou'. this viii be- sufficient
protection. But il no rld not be- oo,clsa the fr,t
. year Ga sandy land where clay is not to IL.
found hard gravel or small stones from the bed e
. u creek, and put about peck around the sto|,
tax ny care that 10 sharp stone. can cat the tree
LIT this graycl be trnd into the earth round tia
tree, and it viii be sufficiently ,'iid to keep the
tree from swinging about The earth aroulii In,
) mould from three feet from the tree, should lie
. kept loose and free from weeds By the use If tn
hoe, or by GOVERN. of straw chip manure nr
something Of the kind Tie CROP I. he raised N
. a young orchard should he notatocs vines, bcanc-
ar some low crop. Corn - considered less mi
ro,., than small gram II cora must be- PLANTED,
leave one hill on each side II the trtc 10 bc plan
. ted with POTATOES. or with something tina: will not
f ,hole the tree During the winter, let the bocv
n ot the tree ion two fee, from the ground, be H"-
;, tccted from the iabb,ty tying spiit corn 'illA.
. around them.
: The small ,i3 branches 10 Il tree should be cfs
to grow Tor two or three Years 1hc largest
~ s.ould be cut oil early in the spring Wien the sup
!. rises And | would recommend not I" rruht
Young trees after thai during the season. By
!, leaving the side liub, To grow On the young or.
chard tree the stock grows larger than 1t other.
wise would, and the roots have more leaves To
mourish them. consequently the tree grows better.
, When the trc" has stout stock, and good toI,
. formed. then t'inl all Of the side limbs aud rub
. off the buds ~ they start ON the stock, and it vii
=, soon be smooth and free from limbs. In all prI.-
y, ming, aim to have allow, we'll balanced top Many
10 low llttts btNaurt lllcN CiIIht tl4Nt u
. horse under item to work the ground But the
:, sronnd under the apple tree had much better be
., worked With hoe thar to have Eigh'op. For
the fruit on low top not easy blown off ms from
=, high one GtNl can be mere easily aud carefully
gathered; CureGqupmly TIE product ola tree will
be more valuable. ! believe that it is admitted
hy the best OrClmrl,tS Of this section Of the cOuu
- Try, that the top needs no more timing thin Ia
y, keep the inside limbs from crossing and giurns'
/ each other. II trimmed every wear, il will not ho
:, necessary to cut out large limbs, which is III in
i Jury TO tree.
There are vcrv different opinions in regard 10
;, the best time Of trimming. My own experience
i cads me to believe that it is less injury to tree
- TO take off tie limb, late in tie winter very ear
;, ly in the spring before the rising Of the sap.
" Whsn the trim min. is done Mt this time, .hc
wound will not te likely to leak sap, AMI the 81 p
=. that would naturally flow to the limb taken oil,
- will force out buds near the stump If the limb,
~ and these are cut off (as they should Nc) it will
- 20 into other limbs and increase their Nsor Nh,n
limb is taken from tree full of leaves, the roots
- are deprived OF portion oi their imgS and tcc,t
Crs and will consequently suffer more or less, ac
' corlng to the quantity taken.
In regard to the distance that trees should he
set from each other, orchar,Hts vary in opnl'i
r, from one to two rods II is believed that the
n nearer trees are planted the less likely they are
s tohOvc their ropof fruit destroyed hy the frost
" Consequently those that stand very near tu cacl
ie other will bear fruit more regular than ,hosI
is that stand at greater distance. While, On III,
to other hand those that stood n, the grcalcst d,
al tauce have the advantage when the trecs u
a, become large hv having more ground ,c r>u1rtsf
n them and the fruit has better exposure 10 the
a. sun. SO that what fruit does grow on them vii
he b. likely to be larger and better than where tue
Iy trees are 81 near Is T. have the tops intcrloek.
ne An orchard ! IN hr protected from st"R o
" all kinds and be k,t clear Of insects tia, r.rfe
lac trees. The borcr J., the most dang runA insect
H. We have to Get t,nd with. icy zen rally vol
= Irou the TOP uf the ,rouud do'n ,u'" the r'o'
ar but will sometime, eat around tie tree rnoor the
mir bark and XIII it-.t can lie di., oyefed by Il I
NJ. reddish substance that it throws out where It be
L. Gins its work II en- he got ont II It has moi
nc. .orc in to flr, lut iC il las, can he li'ed b
in .hrusting wire after it, a good, but not sur
oy preventive to the burrr is nshc, put arounl 'h
nj. tree. l.cachrd or uueachcdmoy be used--if wH
bic lcaclel, in quantities from one to two quart
"a. according to the . or the ucc.-lime is al.
mo good. And botIf lime and s,hcs are not on
g.. good for the rurnosc Of destroying lnsccts hu