The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-09-18
Fruit Trees

Fruit Trees,
Correspondence 81 the reaess aud p,mocrt
Rkn Wmo, sept, 10. is56.
Upon this hackncyed suhjcc, have nothing
new to offer. liut upon lookine around upon
the Territory, and the action. or rather the
want OF action of the Inhabitants upon the sub
jsc,. va se plainly enough thu, this ia not II
sufficient excuse to rmain ellrnt, The subject
ia like tho COED old Gospel truths. IL cannot be
upon pte"pi, until the people of ihc Tertiary
are stirred up To u proper seus oi their true
interests and every farmer plants M orchard
There is no fear, at least none Tor thu first hiiy
years. ofgctting ovcntockcl In this linc 1here
arr ~ many that oannof bc aroused to action.
at least under generation or two that tho
lew who can aud will stir IN the ma,tcr. may
bo always assured Of good market ior their
surplus fruit, even should they plan, in i'm.
mcnSc quantities,
The difficulty In not in want oI will but
in want oi will sufficiently powerful to a,,m.
| ulate 10 immsdtdtr adtrdv | have dealt some
little iu fruit trees in the Territory and find
numbers who arr xour for, aud who dcsign
TO plant an orchard, but who are not quite rra-
dy- they must delay ycar ar two. and prob
ably three or four years until their morc ac.
tive 'neighbors have trees IN bearing, aud arc
enjoying the hral,h-giying fruit in all ,s fresh
ness, and a' sh cxpcuae ,rilng in comparison
To that Of those who have the charges Of trans
poriation from a distance aud high irclgbis 10
pay upon all Tho fruits they consume
Let then, every onc who possibly can, rc-
solve immediately, this fall. il possible. neat
spring at arthest, TO start an orchard, u thou.
sand trees n hundrcd len II no more And
Tor thu benefit Of the uninitistcd. viii give u
low items oI my practice in traDsplnniing in the
Territory. followed with nniaam success. !
scarcely losing oac per cent, and from those
too, received from distant STATE
Ia the first place | are that they are careful
y taken sp, the roots securely packed in boxes.
without unnecessary exposure To the air, and
Ia this position taken 10 tho spot selected, n
well-pulvcrlsed we'll drained ~ rolling plot Of
ground. then dig hole sufficiently large to
admit the rootA Of tree freely. put In few
aho, elslull Of well roitrd manure mix with u
an equal quantity Of sol and pour in water sui
hcient 10 make y thin mortar, into which
carefully put thr roots Of each Tree ~ NJ com
pctely 10 coat every fibre Then II IL be- trim
med to make tbo los. Of top correspond TO the
loss Of root, u is ready 10 ~et, which should bc
dono without unnecessary delay, aud by spread
'ng the roots carefully In natural position In
u hole of sufficient sins to put the tree, mn inch
lower than Il stood In the nursery, and then
nicely 6lling In by crumbIing the dirt IN the
hands and spripkliDg over The roots so ~ 10 IN
every inierstice. One tree well at ~ worth n
dozen slung into the ground in ho,lle,s
manner " tho SEASON bc dry, bucket Of
water to each tree occasionally. and by all
means each tree shoalJ h. matched, which cnn
he done with n forkiol or two ol old hay or
straw, closely packed around ID. roots. Thu.
will save the life Of many n tree, during the
latter part Of summer. The spring ~ usually
reckoned tho bcrt tins Tor trnospIantipg. but
II any one ID ready now let him not delay, but
start M orchard this fall, aud then !, will not
come IN tho way of his more hurryiug spring
work But II b. oan"ot get sppIetrcs. let him
no into the tLlrLcis and .ecet so,n. of tLc L..,