Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1855-11-30

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AN EYEWITNESS. I
PLANTING FRUrT TREES IN THE
t Fall.
The unparalleled fruitfulness Of
the past season, and the high
prices which fruit has brought,
particularly peaches, will cause
many persons TO plant trees large
ly the coming season. The de-.
mand for good fruit will always
increase with the supply, and as
the railroads are extended over
the country, the market is WIDEN
ed to an almost incalculable ex-
tent.
The fall is decidedly the best
time for planting most kinds Of
fruit trees, particularly apple and
peach trees, and yet it is just
that kind of work many persons
are most likely to defer until a
late period in the spring. When
trees are planted in the fall, the
rains Of winter will cause the earth.
to settle firmly around and under
the roofs, while, without great
care in planting, cavities are left
under the body Of the tree, which
win retard the growth, il it does
not cause the death Of the tree.
When trees are planted in the
fall, the roots will frequently
make a considerable growth be-
fore spring. We have noticed
peach trees that have been taken
up in the fall and "laid in" that
they send out tender, fibrous roots
three inches long before the close
of February. In resetting trees
in the spring, these young roots
are destroyed, aud much Of the
vigor Of the tree is impaired, in
the efforts Of nature to restore the
injury.
SITUATION FOR AN ORCHARD
The greatest drawback to success
full fruit-growing in this section Of
the West, is the late spring frosts,
which kill the fruit in embryo
To Obyiate this the most elevated
situation should be chosen for an
orchard, and, when practicable,
upon the northern slope of the
1 hill where trees are less subject
to the influence Of the sun in win
ter and early spring.
PREPARATION OF THE GROUND
Next to q suitable situation, the
proper preparation of the ground
is the most important. In pre-
pairing the land for an orchard, il
should be we'll pIowed with deep
: running pillow, followed by sub.
soil pillow, breaking up and thor
oughly pulverizing the earth To
the depth Of twelve or fourteen
inches, and deeper would be bet.
ter. If the soil is thin, the holes
should be dug two feet deep and
four or five feet in diameter, and
should be filled up to within six
inches of the surface with rich
: soil from the surrounding ground
} or, what would be better, that
from the woods. The trees sho'd
not be set more than an inch, i
any, deeper than they stood in
the nursery. Thousands Of new.
; ly planted trees are greatly re-
tarded in their growth by the ig,
norance OF the plantercr in placing
the roots so deep that they are be-
yond the warming influence O
the sun and atmosphere.
DISTANCE FOR SETTING THE TREES.
If the soil is thin, 80 feet fol
apple-trees, and 20 feet for peacl
: trees are the proper distances 70
planting them. If the soil i
stiff clay, the earth should b.
raised two or three inches abov,
! the common level around cacl
tree, in order to throw the waite
of from the roots Of the tree. II
, the spring this earth should be re
: moved to a level, and its plac'
!, supplied with a mulching Of oil,
litter, straw or leaves from tn
woods. oef So