Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1860-03-10
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Each season has ~ peculiar advartages
for manipulating trsss from The surssry.
Under almost any ciroamstaacss " sho'd
prefer the fall season: First. becanse this
Il : season Of comparative leisure, while
In Spring there are many duties to b. dis
charged upon the farm, that can be per-
formed at no ether season. Trees set in
ths Fall become established, with the earth
firmly settled about their roots, and are
ready to shoot their fires during the 6rst
genial weather, even in winter. In ex-
srsme cold and exposed locations, or in
heavy, clay soils, Spring may be preferred
but the evils resulting from these may
b. obviatsd il most cases By aay one who
usdeQD lands the business. A bslt Of ever
greens Of other timber il al1ays desirable
upon the exposed sides Of orchards, in
cold, windy situations. II tho soil b Of
clay and liable 70 hold water, mound
should be raised around each tree TO the
hight Of six or eight inches, in order to
turn Of the water and prevent the earth
from becoming compact aud hard. This
u important, even in the most suitable
sells, q il not only leaves the surface mel
low ID sSs Spring when the bill f. remov-
"a, but is serves to steady the tree against
The action Of the winds 10 Winter.
But, with oil the advantages Of Fall
planting, most farmers defer this work un
Ill Spring, and even until much Of the
pressing work of other planting is accom-.
plished. This 10 great mistake, because
the tender roots Of thrifty nursery trees
break forth on the approach Ct The FIRST
warm days. Alter this. II the trees are
removed, these tender rootlets are broken
Of and destroyed, and the surface becomes
more or less dry, and on the failure of
"the frat intention" the vigor Of the tree
Is more OF less impaired besides, If the
planting 10 delayed until Spring, and often
TOO late then, the tree c,n hardly get a
favorable start sufficient to carry i, through
sdry spells that frequently follow, and
hence they either die or get feeble start.
Persons who have failed to do their
planting 10 the Fall should embrace the
Arst seasonale weather during the present
month, provided their trees are near at
hand, and set them out at cnce, always
remembering that the branches should be
well thinned out, and those that remain to
form the head sheuld be cut back one half
or two-thirds Of their length. This is
important TO compensate for the loss Of
the roots and small 6bres caused by the
removal from the nursery. A good COW
ering Of straw or other litter placed around
the roots. extending over space of four
feet in diameter, will retain moist, mel
low surface during the Summer and 60
far towards securing the life and vigorous
growth Of the trees.
A very mistaken idea almost UNIVERSAL
y prevails in regard to the care and cul-
dvation necessary to secure the healthy
growth Of young orchard. No delicate
annual crop needs more careful and tho.
rough cultivation than the orchard. The
labor for this will be more than repaid Ly
choosing suitable crops to plant between
the rows Of trees. These should never be
onts, wheat, &c, but low hoed crops, such
- beans, potatoes, &c.
More trees have been los, with the loss
Of vast amount Of labor, BY disregard
Of these simple facts, during the last ten
years, than are healthy trees new growing
in the United States. uaa #