, 1862-12-10


die. He will break his 100 acres, break it |
well. He will put fire fnrrows around to pro
tcct the outer rows. Tic viii put in his willow |
cuttings about four Fect apart, and then 80 !
about Lis business. Seven years after he viii |
return to gaze upon a forest. Nothing will |
have disturbed it but gophers. The fire won't |
Fenctfatc it. Allowing for the gopherage, and |
calling each tree worth ten cents, you c1n |
make the calculation for yourself.
Mr.. Collnan Of Mol am converted. Mr. /
Ovefman, however, IS mistaken i'll regard to |
the drying up Of 6louglls By timber 1t is the |
opposite. By shading the ground yon pre-,
vent the evaporation caused by the rays Of ]
the sun.
3ir, BIss-Tle farmers toll NC that wheat |
middle Of the field. Thcy think il is bcranse
tlse ground there is dryer. In slougl,s the
roots would intcr1acc ard clog the W:.tt" !
think they will absorb til. water il sc!:s. wav
II can't say how. As regards tile ra,'idity OF
growth, have one species If the ytllo:T vii
low Which will owgrow tie white willow.
he yellow Will MT split easily lis til. white.
think tic white breaks easily, and that the
yellow willow speak of, is tougher, Willie
the ice might Etrit, tue white willow down to
u bare pois, it viii not affect the yellow.
Mr. Dun}ap-As to fapldity Of growth,
have carefully compared the white, golden
and weeping willows and tlc others outgrcW
the wlitc wil1cw; but this when grown Is the
most valuable. 1t has one valuable character
it,
Will grow more rapidly for three or four years,
but il las not thu upward tendency possessed
BY this. This is the more natural forest trer,
and it il very Iardy. Hard winds will break
off limbs, but they can be spared. I regard
the wood as Of Il character similar to White
wood, and, like it, not Lit for exposure to
weather. It will answer, however. for many
building PURPOSES, especially in tiat new or
der of building Which makes use of lighter
timber, we'll spiked together, instead Of the
all frame works, and it may brcome 50 cheap,
and. in other words. so dear. that it will 81
the most economical for outside purposes,
even If Obliged to replcnish often.
btr. Huggins-a1y experience and obserya-
ton dif1rr from others US to rapldity Of it:
| growth compared with the.golden willow I
have them growing side by side, two years
from cuttings, and tilc white is the more rap
III, I have grown this for five wears, anu am
| convinced ofits value for many purposes. I
| long anu thirteen inches in circumference at
| thu butt. This one shown you is the same
| :gr, Last year it was cut down and forty
| si.routs CANT up, averaging ten and twcly:
| feet in length.
| Mr. Fell am glad to sec t1lat prejudice is
| melting away. MIR. A1inicr thinks it is not
| good for shingles, but gives no practical real
son If, 81: fence rail, it will last thirty Years
in the open Hi, why will it not hist It's shing-
LIS? The rail does not Tot- and the only If
Mr.. DunlaE-BasswoO1 lasts ten years us Il
rail, not Two rs q shin::1c.
Mr. Ai1,icr-I put out cuttings Of tic white,
yellow and weeping willow anu the hast out
/ wrcy both tin oi.itrs.
Mr. uuswir1s-With ME the white willow
went ahr:ld 1T tic end Of two years
Dr., Warte1,-Wc have with us other viii
lows superior as ozier or basket willnw.
In PENNSYLVANIA, they used to make Of this,
| sloyelS, scoops and wooden ware.
c., hos in; II.
hut no objections nave been urged, nr diff
rultits. let me name one. If when we came
ou1 on the pr.irlcs with the noble locust, the
borer still Kept ahead Of us. We may 6nd 4
similar difficulty With thls. Ihsre .sri e:et%o f Sia w.
cvac, orwiI!ows. One is the uypha1,tia tertot,
a eatter pillar llirh il very common here, and
common all over tEe country. They will i'm
; indefinitely feed OIL their 1ayoritc. Thcy arr
easily got rid of, by killing them as soon Us
they are found Like Ill cater pillars they in.
: CREASE rapidly and it will not do to 1et then
! | ret ahead as they come in groups of 200. THY
must he 3HHStet{ to give any certainty OF tae1
| demise. They GU, be easily recognized ant
], when illaturcd and beginning to sc;tter, atUu
f III inch and half Tic other one is the elas
Lafu f7t,}u$a :luut fifteen or twenty dozen get
+ linz together later. It brglns when littl
fellow and cur1s tie corlr Of tIac leaf arouslt
r ! uEon itself, and scWs thu leaf together
: It then trrl,s tue whole side over and gors Il
i liz next Is.af Tl.l7 is Iii; home aud lie doc
not rat it. 1t begins about September. fol
: Will find a bunch Of letycs cur}ed up. talk
: them oil. The It'll and 1lth ring hare
:. black *}ut, greG;ar7oEs and easily destroyed
: Ano,lwr caterpillar i,,fa:tiug tll;: willow
r o,u. ami \ half inches Iour nj maturity .sr.
uHrjons feds in rro1.rs Of 200 au,. cle:trs lii
1,i,r, x , M. ira 1r...t.,l oyer tl. ire;
! I T'l,rT7. !. also I'M a;,I,is.
! Mr. Bry:mt-l have not had much exp
| ,,,. .y;ltnyy he:Irl.t sfa.4,.