Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-08-14
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-, SETTING IREEs.-The Yankee digs holes.
the Eng llshman prepares borders for his Fr,,;,
trees The former sets ten trees a. Ioss'
pense than the latter bestows upon one b,,.
at the end of five years, the Enolisb,ar,ss'
solitary tree is worth whole plantation IS
those miserable, shriveled, dead or divine
denominations, which Jonathan calls his vonn9
"orchId" 1t is SO important as to merit res
peatlng-that deep, generous tillage, and a
degree OF fertility in the soil, is absolutely es
sennal to the success of fruit trees, A buvs
two trees for dollar, and expends dollarin
.se!ung them, enriching and deepening the
and half, and sets them out at an exne ,1,,e
of half dollar.
After the expiration of five wears. As two
trees, as general rule, will be worth more
than double the three trees of B. To plant
tIee OF common orchard size properly, a hole
should be dug not less than two feet deem
ana not less than five feet IN diameter. This
mole should then be filed to the proner bei,,bt
for the tree, with mixture of abont e,9oi
parts OF the soil, sub-soil, and old copnrost
manure, rotted leaf mould, or the like. alygays
making such variations in this mixture as 10
character OF the soil, and the nature ava
habits, OF the species of the tree planted NAV
require. Thus, in setting the peach or cher.
rIy IN a clayey soil, the whole of the CLAW. ia
Ken from the hole, should be replaced nv n
sandy loan, sc.
Inc hoie being prepared-and this NAV be
zone months before setting the tree-let one
person hoid the tree upright, while another
Pu5s tue me earth, as above prepared, around
and under It's roots. When the work is cow
pleted, the tree ought to have been 90 rIsced
as 10 stand an inch or two higher than II was
before its removal, as it will eventuallv set,Ie
down to its proper position. Where the soil
Is 100 heavy and naturally too moist for anv
particular species of tree, we may adyanta-
geously set the tree, so that when planted
out II snaA stand upon broad flat mound
elevated from six inches to a foot above the
surrounding field. nv
Inc person filling in, around and under the
roots, VIII work to the best ADVANTAGE nv eat-
ting on his knees and using his fingers. The
roots should be extended straight. and snread
out-oelng careful not to iniufe them-ss
near as may be, like the spokes of a wbeel
NO hollow places should be left under and
around the roots. When the roots are all
properly covered, if the ground be quite drv
make circular dam around the hole and
pour IN slowly two pals of water, After the
wafer mas soaked away, throw on few show
eiuis Oh earth, and the work is done. If the
cain Is suIlclently moist, or if it is naturally
wet and heavy, the water should he omitred
The best remedy for bad transatlantic ia
to dig deep circular ditch around tba 9ree
at such distance as not to disturb many Of
the roots and then fill this ditch with a good
generous soil, adapted to the wants of the
Trees Having given these general hints with
regard to transplanting, we may remark that
no amount of labor in settinh or care in mrs.
ing VIII be likely to remedy any defective or
injured condition in which the tree NAV have
come to hand. Economical cutivators. there
iore' DO not waste their time over trees of A
decidedly inferior quality.