The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-09-16
Aqritnltural.


So much has been said and written on
this subject, that there seems to be little
left to say or write. have nothing new
to offer but lin at lending 'frcsh interes,
to twice told tale
At the outset let il not be forgotten,
that to the roots Of plants, small rootlets
or .fbres are attached; and that all Auids
for the support of them have to be chiefly
received through these fiibres.
When tree is transplanted many Of
the fibres are broken off or damaged, and
if it has never been transplanted before,
most Of the fibres being at the ends Of the
principal roots, far away from the base
of the tree, will be left in the ground and
very few come away with it. II the OPP
Grafton is performed late in the spring,
the buds burst, and the leaves unfold,
they ask for moisture, and if the trees
have an abundance Of fibres, they get a
fair supply, if they have few or none they
wither and wilt, and no matter how care
fully pruned, mulched, or xa.ered after
wards nothing but very extraordinary
skill indeed san save them.
This is speaking Of trees generally
Some trees hfvc very spoagy wood, on
which moisture they can subsist until the
tree has had time 10 form new fbres.-
To this class belong the allanthus, pau
lownia, calalpa, some poplars and viii
lows. Others have hall fleshy roots, and
can draw small amount OF moisture from
these for time The horse chestnut, ash,
linden many naples, and some ever
greens, are Of this kind. These do no.
suffer SO certainly FOR want Of fibres, as
the majority Of trees comprising the nu-
meroas varieties Of oak, hickory, birch,
beech, chestnut, &.
Now as the roots of a tree are contin-
ually forming fibres, except when actu-
aity CusViopCu III iiaZch ooii IL ubeStis
follows that tie longer time we give a
tree, before the bursting Of its buds, in
which to establish itself after trans
planting, the better able it will be to
meet the demands OF the foliage for mos-
ture when tue warm weather comes; and
this brings me at once to the plth OF the
snblect : The advantage Of .autunn plan
ting A tree planted as soon after the
fal! of the leaf as possible, will begin to
form fibres At once, and viii continue to
do 50 until spring calls foliage into ac-
ton, when the roots will be able to meet
any ordinary demand made on them; at
any rate It has better chance than the
same tree would have, If planted in the
spring.
LIDO not deny that spring planting has
many favorable points of view. In my
recent work Oh trees, | haze frequently
granted this; and | here even GO SO far
Will FsS taIs oA1ttis. DO W d0tIit that III
some cases, aad III sa4lluI hands trees
can he male 10 DO better when planted
early III the spring, than IN the fall; but
as general rule, and in general hands,
end for the reason have given, autumn
is the safest, and in many cases the only
safe time ia which 10 remove trees.
am aware that advice from nursery
man often loses much of its weight,
through bis being supposed to be interes-
ted, and in the present case | am free to
confess. that have an interest In the ad-
vice | have given. Il is uapleas SAINT to
have ones customers come when the
trees are actually in leaf, with I'VE Dough,
some Etrees oi---1las, season, bu,
they died; We want 70 see If yours will dc
better Is II not, MI. Freas, enough t.
make any man look wide awake whel
his business reputation hangs on suci
slender threads; and need he blush to a.
vow interested motives in taking ever,
opportunity to diffuse sound practical in
formation.
THoMAs MErnAs.
Germantown, Ohio, June l3, 1854.
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