, 1863-03-21
FEE WHITE WILLOW CH;T.
TENGS&


+ rom Inc tl!1no!8 FARMER. Jan. 1864.
Mr. Pike has an abundant supply Of the
need fear 10 be imposed upon By him. But
nc hare this to soy, do not take the word ot
any agent, however honest be may appear,
but demand the authority. 1t Is not the
agents OF Mr, P. who may cheat you, bnt the
Williams who would palm themselves of ms
genuine White Willow Of E. s. Pike and his
agents, while you may get some other worth
less Willow of other parties, or of pre-.
tended agents. This ne think Is Eortl look
ing after, for beyond the cost Of the cutting
thercis large account to settlc-tbe labor Of
PUTTING them out-and the deep bitter dfsap-
pointment when the deception presents itself,
veritable living fact. Better, farbettcr, that
You rar ten, or even fifteen dollars thousand
for genuine cuttings, than to receiye-as q
gift-spurious ones. In this connection VIC
cannot too strongly urge the importance OF
planting an acre or two for wood lot in ad.
uition to the farm, for though the fence itself
! will alternately furnish wood and timber, yet
You can cut it sooner, or ut least will be dis
F. posed to do so, from tho wood lot. 1t will
require something less than three thousand
! cuttings to the acre ut four feet each way to
plant the timber lot, and this in ten years will
furnish large amount Of wood, while more
or less can be taken the fifth OF sixth year.
I 1t was truly said bF one Of our farmers At
| The Bloomington meeting, that few people
| wopld buy maple and other trees for the tim
ber lot, while with the willow, the cuttings
could be so readily set ont that few would
now do without them, and timber growing
| might well be said to date its real beginning
| In the spring Of 1868.
| W*e would further state that the cuttings oj
Nj. P. are mostly from hedges Of three and
four years old, and are the most vigorous thai
! we hlve seen The tips and pithy portions
| 1Tc not Included consequently will require
! Eo further asserting to insure good stand.
! lFror the Farmers Advocate, March !, 1851
| WE1TE N1L1ow-SAl11 ALBA.-Sincc the
| first settlement of our broad Western prai,
RIGS, and the almost incredibly rapid changes
and improvements that have been wrought In
The notwithstanding the naked pfairies
! productive fields, and old tavern stands, now
! places Of trade and commerce, there has not
been any one instrument employed that prom
| ises such great results as the white willow
| now being go disseminated for grove trees
timber lots, wfndbreaks and live fences. It Is
the dcsideratun1 that Is to further
change and materially improve and
t heautifT the appearance Of the North
furnishing our honses with fuel, our orchard:
| with screens, and firms with permanent live
fences. Its rapidity Of growth and casinos:
Of propagation will demonstrate in very fen
| years the correctness Of our opinion. But Ii
| tte dissemination Of this willow, as in ali
| other new things, ne learn that imposition /:
bling practiced by tie sale and delivery O.
their guard and buy only Of parties they
I know to be reliable. r. 8. Pike, Esq, Of this
| city, is owner Of nearly all the white willow
in the country, and parties buying had bettel
! purchase Of his authorized agents, or Of nur
| serymen with whom they are acquainted.