The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-11-17

We take the following excellent rules from
the Descriptive Catalogue of Selected Fruit
Trces,' cultivated and for sale at the Michi.
gan Nursery, at Kalamazoo, 10y Hall ~ Ba'
ker:
AS our interest demands that every tree
sent from our establishment should bg trans.
planted IN the very best manner liOr it is in
this that the reputation Of a nursery IN a
measure dcpcnds,) We deem it necessary u
give a short chapter on this subject. Many
pcrs rs plant tice as they would post
they do not consider that u tree is nicely.
organized production, a. surely affected by
good transplanting a. AN animal is by good
keeping. In planting an orchard, first let
the ground be made mellow by repeated and
deep blowing, and then observe the follow
iGg rules
81. It requires two persons to plant a
tree properly.
SO The holes for receiving the trees
should be sufficiently large Iand dccI TO ad-
mt the roots entire, without bonding or
croNdna. lhSI. 5-.,,Sz,,s.ssse-y,-,
"S. Trees should never be planfod more
than an inch or two deeper than they were
in the nursery. Dceppanting is often fatal,
and always injurious though the snbsoil
should be thoroughly broken up, say tO the
depth Of three feet
-. Al broken or bruised roots should
be cut off smoothly, with sharp knife, on
the under side; and be sure and shorten in
and thin out the branches to correspond
with tie roots 50 as ~ restore the tree to a
proper balance.
-. Let one hold the tree upright while
another person is gradually distributing the
earth among thcroots. The main secret lies
in carefully filling in the mold, so that every
root, and even the smallest iibcrS, shall
meet the soil, and to secure this, let the OPP
orator, with his hand, spread out the small
roots and I'll in the earth nicely around eve
ry one. Shake the tree gently while the FL
ling is going on Nine-tynths Of the deaths
by tanspantin, arise from the ho,lows left
among the roots Of the trees by rapid and
careless mode Of merely shoveling the earth
around them.
"6. After the tree is thus planted, press
the soil gently but firmly with the iDOt.--
Water is not often necessary, although 1t is
an excellent plan Nf the roots are dry to
wet them before planting and if it should
be very dry for ten or twelve days alter
planting, one generous supply Of rain or
poud.water may be beneficial, if some litter
is placed around the roots at the same time
-. Trees planted in the fall should not
be watcrcd the autumnal rains will be all
sufficient.
"o. If the trees are likely to be thrown
out by the frost Of the first winter, throw
up a small mound Of earth about the stems
or, if in the orchard, plow it 50 as to turn
the back iurrowS up to each row, but re.
move it again in the spring. 1.-THE orchard
be properly underdraincd as all orchards
si9"H b", there will be no danger oftrJuJic
from the frost
"9. If your soil j, not good, remove it
from the holes and substitute good garden
Tor forest mo.d-always rcmcmher that
plants must have food. BY eurichng and
improving the soil by good compost, five
times the common growth may be realized.
No one can reasonably expect that young
trees will thrive in old sod land but when
young orchard must be KEEP; in grass, 4 cir
Gle should always uc dug around each tree,
covering the * rcmitics Of the roots. CUl-
tIyat on OF The land viii cnusc tho t-cca 80
gro" more in five years than they VII, in
ten years when it is allowed to remain in
-rQ>S.