Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1856-04-08

The most profitable aud available varieties CT
trees Tor general uses, which farmers can grow,
undoubtedly are The I5liolg Loeat, B,ttern,f and
Ielaeb Ha1a,t, s-.ti Il. the order which they are
here named.
In early spring, II the tisne Of commencing
the garden. plow and prepare rich ground well,
rs it should be for root bed for your locust Fur~
eegy put the seed into boiling hot water and
let 1t soak for Il least twent-fJur hours, IN the
.ame water, (though not re-heated9 then rub
he seed in plaster grano, or old slaked lime,
for the doubIe purpose Of dropping it. and Of
causing il to sprou5 and grow more RAPIDLY in
the start. Sow Il abont Is tlicl, as beet or on
ion seed, in drills far enough apart to till with
n broad hoe, and cover them fsom one TO two
inches dec-1. according to the lightness Of the
soil. If vel tended. something like corn or
cabbage. tie fouus trees VIII grow from two 10
four feet high the dest year. The next spring,
early, prepare ycgr field, Of any desired size, by
deep rlowiug and suitable mauurins, as you
would corn field for . large yield; then mark
it out in f9ur feet squares each way-and at
each corner [like corn four feet apart carefully
transplant two young trees from your locust
nursegy-aul tend Il wen with hoe AID culti-
vator, keeping down weeds and other obs-yuc-
tons.
Planted at the above distances, two Ia q place,
IN acre viii contain over five thousand trees-a
pretty dense forest and by the fifth spring from
the nursery, if wei tended and maaured each
Summer, the trees viii attain size Of from three
to five inches IN diameter. TITS acre Of trees
viii cost allowing for interest of land, seeding,
filling, &c., for FIRST year, not above about $500
and for each of the succeeding four years $500,
IN all making S2s GO as lie expense Of cuiri
waiting one acre OF locust trees, for five years
At tie end Of that period, oae-halF Of them
one from each Lill-Inay be cut out for any de-
sired usc-worth an average OF ut least eight
cents each, for fencing or y7ood-yiclding the
nice little sum of two hundred dollars, and still
leaving an equal amount Of the crop on the
ground, to De Increased IN growth and profit
SUI more rapidly for the succeeding years, hay
ing more room and roots to start with
And in consequence Of the wonderful pro-
pensitv Of the locust TO throw oUt-sprouts. when
the sapling IS cut down, the ground may be
kept always and handsomely seeded, or stocked,
with a rapidly growing forest; for if these young
trees be cut down IN winter o. spring, the stunps
will throw out several thrifty sprouts, two Of
Which may be left to grow, and obey VIII IN
crease much more rapidly than the original
stocks, . Hey have considerable roots well
grounded 10 sustain them. II lids ii may be
seen tLat 10 crop which tie farmer can put On
& given amount Of ground, for cOntinaous growth
viii Weld IS GREAT return fer tie labor and out
lay as q Locus grove, i i ) properly ended
though if LEFT TO grow Wild and uncared for,
they VIII grow up serub''y aaI Improbable
useless.
Young Egsra'3 AID L'ae5. IEa7a1t trees arc
also rapidly growers, though somewhat less SO
tlan tie locust: and hey also have consider
able propensity 10 s7roat and continue their
growth, when Ell in Tic spring; and as gener-
ally known, Tie timber IS durable ANA valuable
igr fencing and IaanF other purposes-,nd may
be grown with llttle more expense than the To-
cust-in fact tie only additional cost being Tor
the first seeding Of the ground. Tor these Is
other trees. lie best mode ef cnr.clius the
ground, to keep op thri..y growth. j. 30 mix
large amount If swamp Or d" - e. Dlact with
little well roecd bagH-ra~d manure end Ieac.scd
ashes or Cd Iiue-tlroU ing a few slovels fun
every fail ahout eacl. lili-.o III extent nut cz,-
ceeding what IS necessary for thrifty Weld of
corn or wheat The hess tine and mode OF
planting these nuts. in Tie uurserr IS lie latter
part Of autumn, putting them about an inch
under tie surface u tAe ground, where they
may freeze. and he cracked. - that the little
sprouts u&v spring out bat serious objection
to this is. that they are liable TO be found and
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