Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1862-03-12

Mortgages &e, prntcdandgor SSH ahis o6ce
one person hold the tree While another fills
firm dirt among the roots; fill up every
part aud tramp lightly win Che foot close
around The stem to prevent Is from being
swayed by the wind; if The earth Is left
rather lowest AZ the truab it will catch the
/ failing rain better, and make success mora
sure. 1t viii be observed that fruit sisss
in this country almost invariably lean to-
wards The northeast; hence it win ho h,e
eiicia to have them lean little 70 tho
i southwest when planted.
Ii ia tree is well supplied with roots il
( willrequire but little pruning when planted
The ground should be stirred with tho hoe,
every week (unless i is too wet) during the
growing season; that is, up to tho middle
I Of July. After a tree has commenced
growing it viii be beneficial to wash the
body with soap suds, SO as to keep tho
pores OF the bark open. Whena tree has
been planted two or three years its growth
/ viii be accelerated by splitting the bark
with sharp knife, being careful not to
cnt into the wood. IAa proper time for
pruning is well settled BY LIoriicultursts:
Imy manner Of doing is TO never prnne a
great deal at time, always have my knife
ready and when | find the limbs interfering
with each other cut one OF. Trees require
to be pruned most on the northeast side to
keep them erect If the tree begins to
lean while it is small it will be evpedient
to tie a slip Of cloth or some other soft
bAndage around the stem and draw the
loop gently over and confine il BY tying
cord from the bandage to fork OF peg
fixed into the ground.
Ii is the practice witbsa great many far
mers to plant out an orchard and then SOW
the land in wheat or oats or grass which
chokes tao young trees aud causes them "a
perish, If any crop is planted in an Or
chard, it should Be something that is
ploughed and hoed, ora crop Of turnips
or buoLwheat may be allowed 1.-THE ground
has bean wei cultivated early 10 the ssasoa4,
1t is truth known to all scientific Hortiv
culturists that no fruit tree will grow and
and flourish with stiff soil about its roots;
neither Will 4 tree live and flourish with
its roots irbeded in stagnant water.
The pro, Ser distance fo' trees 10 stand
apart IS about twenty ieet Ii the land or
iplot of ground does not run straight with
the rows Of trees, the trees can be more
adyantageously worked. Let tho orchard
be fenced north and south, and che rows
Of trees run 70 tho southwest; then lay
otfthe land straight with the fence and
only one tree can be thrown out at a time
which viii be much better than 10 plow in
the ordinary way; when the roots Of trees
have been uncovered in plowing, they
should be covered UP forthwith.
There are several kinds ofinsccts injuri-
Gus to trees in this country, the worst Of
which is perhaps the Borer. The best
method is to keep tie land we'll cultivated
and place leached ashes about the roots;
urine is also a good preventive. The
green aphis must not be neglected; this is
ssmal insect in the shape Of louise
ii works about the tender twigs and
the under side Of the leaves. A solu
ton Of Tobacco juice applied with a squirt
viii destroy it quickly. The ants which
always are found with the aphis must DO
destroyed.
The best Horticuliurisis believe that
trees raised from the seed, are III general
more hardy than grated ones, aud success
is more certain il a part Of the orchard DO
seedlings. If the seed be planted where
the tree is to stand in the orchard, it will
be more certain to make rapid growth;
plant every other tree a seeding and then
if the grated trees die ont tlo sccdhnge
may I've and bear fruit. II should 10
borne in mind that al orchard grounds
should become richer, IS tie tfces become
older; it is great error 70 suppose that
tries can be made 10 grow and yield lafga
crops Of iruit while tic fertility ST the sol
is wasted IN producing other cfcpsi itother
crops are raised in IA orchard Tic land
should be MANFRED. / know that many
farmers will think it 4 proper to cultivate
So much as | have recommended, bnt 1
am certain that where an erchaid is injured
Nv ever cultivation, dozsn are injured b3
neglect; 20 4 culture IS he bssi potscy.--
| a farmer should plant no more trees than
he Is willing to give the best Of culture
and the stlictest attention.
If any Of our orchardists should have
trees thatare large enough to produce fruit
and do not come into bearing, they may
ba made to yield fruit BY cutting of some
Of their roots about the middle Of July;
4 care must be taken 10 not leave the roots
lexposed, or cut off % as to allow the tree
to Ne blown UP BY the roots II Is q good
plaza to spade around trees early in the
season SO as to loosen the earth about the
ends Of the roots. 70 prevent very small
trees from being cut of BY the rabbits,
bind them down to the ground and cover
up the tops lightly with earth; the earth
INST b. removed about the first Of May,
ala the ittlo tree set up. l think Of this
plan MAS .,dopted with all trees whilo they
arc small, they would not 10 So much af-
fectea with the black heart. Purchasers
IL trees should ascertain that they are
souud at tho heart; cut of small limb
and examine whether thcfe 8 dark spot
10 the heart, II 50 let it alone az it win not
30 iiEGsy 10 make long lived tree For
4 the encouragement Of those who are going
/ to plant orchards, ! will just state that if