The weekly Butte record., 1863-01-17
To Prepare Trees or Planting.

With a sharp knife cut oiT slopjn- from the
under side. any bruised or broken roots; then
reiace the tops to correSpon With the loss of
roots cutting IF surplus branches and reducing
those forming the head TO three or four bGds
on each Of last year shoots. This will oauSe
a more healthy and vigorous growth Of newly
planted trees.
In setting, let one person hold the tree in
It's position, while another fills in the mellow
earth. pressing it firmly among the roots with
the hand taking care to leave no cavities uu-
derneajh, and when the roots are all covered.
pressing the whole down firmly with the foot.
Avoid deep planting. When all is flushed
the trees should be no deeper than when in the
nursery
Grapeviucs should be cut back to two or
three eyes, and only one Of these be permitted
to grow the first year.
Raspberries and blackbe1ries should be cut
back within one foot of the ground.
Gooseberries and currauts should be cut
back 10 one or two eyes Of last seasons
growth.
The time for planting, in the autumn, is az
Ter the first hard frost aud the ground is closed,
or any other time in the spring before the
opening of the buds. Trees procured in the
fall may be safely kept for planting in spring
by burying them half their length in mellow
earth lin a sloping posiuon) where no water is
liable to stand a slight covering of brush or
forestleaves over the top will be of service in
case the winter should prove severe, Small
bushes, like raspberries, grapes, etc, may be
buried entirely in the earth.
Trees planted in the fall should have earth
hilled up around the stems, six inches or more
in hight. to hold them firmly in position du-
ring the winter, and protect the roots some
what from frost and excessive wet. This is
also protection against injury by mice, In
spring the earth should be leveled, and two or
three inches Of coarse manure or litter spread
on the surface over the roots for space Of
four or FIVE feet in diameter; this will keep
the surface moist. prevent baking. and check
the growth of weeds.
If planting is done rather late in the spring,
and in dry weather, it is well to give water
freely, after setting the trees and covering the
roots with earth, letting it settle before finish
ing up then if the surface is mulched, as re-
commended no further water is necessary.
INCREASE OF THE RUSSIAN EMPIRE.-The
Boarse Gazette, of ST. Petersburg, has the
following remarks on the progressive increase
of the Russian empire
" In the time of J ohm Ill, that is to say, in
the second half of the fifteenth century, it only
occupied surface of 5000 square miles In
the reign of Alexis Mikchailovich. in 1850
its extent had already reached 237 900 under
Peter the Great 2S0O00 under Catherine
H., $4,000; under the present reign, 392, 900
square miles The former conquered part of
England, the Daghestan and some other Cau-
casian provinces, and the country of the Kir-
ghises, and also annexed to the empire Kan
schatka and some islands of the Pacific Ocean.
The Western province, Courtand the rest of
Finland the Crimea, part of Bessarabia and
some other Caucasian provinces, and Georgia,
were subject to the sceptre of the Czarina.
The country of the Amoor. an extent of 920O
square miles, has been annexed under the pres
eut reign. The surrender of Schamyl pacifes
some provinces which may consequently be
considered as having been added to the Rus
sian territory. The population of the empire
has increased in an equal proportion. In 1922
it was fourteen millions; in 1903 ii was thirty
six millions in 1929, Fifty millions and at
present it amounts to sixty-fve millions