Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1856-01-05
Agricultural.

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upon, but from tie continued inquiries
made of us, we are induced to give
briefly The chief reasons for and agains
the practice.
There are certain conditions under
which transplanting is always advanta
geous, and generally best. These con.
ditions are hardy trees and a dry soil.
/. They should be hardy, for a tender
tree is always made more susceptible to
the cold of winter hy removal in autumn
2. The soil should be dry, or admit
such water as falls upon 1t to pass Of
freely. 1t is very bad treatment to al
low water to collect about a tree, and
then to freeze hard among the newly
Set roots
Apple trees are very harly, and gem
orally succeed best if set out in autumn,
as the soil becomes well settled about
them, and they have nothing to do early
in the spring but to commence growing.
In this way they get an early start. If
the roots Of a fall transplanted apple tree
are examined in spring, about the usual
time of digging trees, a new set Of root
lets will DO found pushing out from the
old ones, at least a week or two in ad
vance Of any that may be emitted BY
spring set trees. II, however, they are
dug in the fall, and we'll laid in, the
same ~roollets will be formed early in the
spring, and such trees, If set out cares
fully, so as not to iniure these, will pos
sess a decided advantage over such as
are dug in the spring.
Cherry and pear trees are nearly as
hardy as the apple, and may be advan-
tagaously removed in autumn, if the
precautions which we have pointed out
are observed.
Peach trees are half hardy, and their
success a be relied on only under
favorable influences. For instance, the
wood should be well ripened, otherwise
their shoots, or at least their tips, will
be winter.killed. The ground must not
only admit the water to flow of freely,
but must not retain it in the subsoi!.
It is absolutely necessary in all cases,
and with all sorts Of trees. hardy or 9th.
to secure them from being blown
about by the wind. Small trees, with
ong, carefully taken up roots, will not
. easily moved, and all that is necessa-
with these in any case will be to bank,
asmall steep mound around the stem
1t high-whieh will protect them
ly from the mice, and assist in
the frost out of the roots by the
If the soil above them-these
to be removed the following
But larger trees, and especially
h the roots cut short will re-
king. The stake may be driv
less danger Of hitting and injur-
7ots, if the operation is perform
the hole is filed.
n all the preceding precautions
be properly taken, 1t is much bet
procure the trees in autumn aud
lay them in by the roots" or dig a
.rench or hole, place the roots in, and
bury that and and half The stems for the
But especial care is needed TO
ill in all the intersticlles with finely
oulverized earth to place them on a
Try bottom, or else on the s~srface Of
be ground, and bank up to them; and
where injury from mice is apprehended,
set them nearly upright, and throw
40 the earth in the form of a mound
them. No mouse will ever as
,end a mound of fresh earth under the
'now, and if there no interstiches among
he trees, they will never touch them.
1t must not be forgotten, however,
,at.important as is the proper trans
of trees, their subsequent suc>
fine growth and productiveuess, de-
bend more on good, clean and careful
.f~ter.culture, than on every thing else
ogether, and that the planter might as
veil expect to raise 40 bushels of corn
n an unp.owed meadow as to look for
ruit on young trees growing among
,rass and weeds. -HoRTIcULTURIsr.
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