, 1860-05-11
AgticuIiuts.
Seeding Forest Trees.
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Many kinds Of the most valuable timber
Ow used in the artsare becoming very scarce,
nd, consequently, command a high price |
some remedy is not soon found, We shall
ave to pay still more for a poorer quality |,
Our forests Of white oak, black walnut,
nd black cherry disappear very rapidly,
md there seems 10 be no thought of replac- |
ng them; this should not be, for thousands .
lf acres that were once covered with these
valuable trees are now bnt barren wastes,
Ior it Is not all Of the land that is cleared Of
its timber that is cultivated with farm pro-
ducts. tf ff
Our forests have been thought iuexhausti.
ble; they have been leveled with the earth
by the owners without giving q thought to
those who may come after them. The max
i'm Of our countrymen has always been, lie
who lives the longest must haul his wood
the farthest." ltisgenerally thought among
farmers, that only nurserymen, who are
skilled in such matters, are capableof grow.
ing forest treas with success. II this is the
case, Il Is only because they have given a
little more attention to the subject. Ii is as
simple . process 10 grow forest trees rs it is
sfeld ofgrain.
Every farm IN the country where land is
cheap should be surrounded by a belt or
several rows Of forest trees, not only for pro-
tociion fr0m the cold winds, for ornament
and shutter fbr the birds, but for profit We
are aware the shade Of such trees will lessen
theproduct Of the land so shaded, but we are,
nevertheless, Of the opinion as stated.
In no place in the world is such a thing
needed more than on the Western prairies
but sowing field with tree seeds Is rar
ity u thoso sections as well as elsewhere.
We respectfully recommend those who
desire % read further on this branch Of the
subject to the works we have named, which
should be found in the library Of the Ameri.
can Institute. II they are not there, the
library eommiitee should take notice, and
ncl accordinely.
We stated, at previous meeting, that we
could grow maple seedlings one year old for
one dollar per thousand. We have done
q. and on land the yearly rent of which was
my dollars per acre, and yet at a profit.
Some two years since we raised, on one
eighth q an acre, 10000 trees, atan expense
Of 4Io. not including rent Of lahd. If we
en- grow them under such circumStan.
- II such price, Why cannot our furmefs
DO 20 ni less cost, where the value of their
land is merely nominal. ~
Ingr0wing maple from seed, Il should be
bonl IN mind that all the varieties do not
Iipen their seeds ai The same seasO.l--in fact
some a. not produce seeds at al in this coun-
l5y-lherefore each kind must be treated
differently.
Ihs I'd maple -Adsr Rn5rsn,) and the Sill
yer maple deer DasyrdlPnn) rpm their
seeds here The first Of june, and ii they are
soun as soon as ripe in good soil, they will
make trtel ono or two feet high the first sea.
son
The seeds should be sown Immediately al.
Ter gathering, as they do not keep sound but
q shirt time.
We SOW lhamiu drills or beds one foot
wide and three or four feet apart--covering
de reeds only one half inch deep. Thcy
win germinaie in four or Eve days unless the
weather Is very dry.
They should Be hoed frequently, and an
weeds pulled out from amung the plants
Transplant ihe following spring II they have
made good growth Il not, and they are
n1| 10 thick they may stand another year
IN tie eeed.bed. Then they should be
IInn1p|anlad into rows four feet apart, and
81 two feeIlf0m each other In ntherows. All
I'11 branches should be removed, also tho
lap|fooi, which should be cut of at least one
hllIof u Ienglh-thil win compel them to
Ihrou out a new sel Of roots near the surface
and induce ihem to make q much more rapid
growth ihan they Otherwise would. II The
Ioi| - rich, they will make trees fifteen feet
high and three inches 10 dlanater in fur
Ilarl 4lllI IIanaplansing, At which time ev-
~ oIh1f lrts shpuld Be taken out Whom
they 1lcnma 30 thick, take out again, until
|III have room to eroWto large trees.
my should - prnned annually. N winter
Or midsummer, only leaving Sufficient mum
- n ~ upper branches to elaborate the
cd -t|' healthy growth.
I|I D. aIss be well cultivated be.
LNI'1 |1s roaB; keep down all grass and
'.-.l' Il1 more the soil iseultivaied among
|ItH l.I better.
|II| I|su = nrD'Icablu 70 nearly ali
'|e.t tres (only varying the periods Of
H..4r|a1l|nf according % the growth Of
- I.I'.IJ We vii give statement II
~. ahat en- Be grown on an acre
When taken from ssed-bed. plant IN rows
||1I ~ apaIl, and the trees two feet distant
h n. row; this gives 5,445 per acre in
|.0|1 years We takeout onehalf, which gives US
N1@l young trees fof hoop-holes or what.
ever o'her use they can be applied to make
||. U1.I plvlIi and leave the same number
. young trees standing.
i I'|fte years, If they are trees Of rapid
.'1T't hey should again be reduced BY a.
||01 c1I every other row, which will leave
|I| 'n three or four years afler, we
|'I.|d Iate out every other tree standing in
nova Nl'th win leave them eight feet apart