The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1864-10-20
Advice to Tree Planters.

Advice to Tree Planters.
Esa NJ, Jsaes Pi6mb, Of Madison, Wis,
gives in lata circular the following I'D
: vice to tree planters - .4a--s-i -
LIST. For the orchard SITE, select il
possible, some elerated aud naturally acel
drained location. A good firm soil with
substratum Of gravel or limestone is De.
sirable. ~
ed. Prepare the ground by deep plow
,ing and subsoifug to the depth Of six.
: Teen inches or more, especially if the
,subsoil be stiff clay. IF the land is
level raise a ridge by successive pillow.
ings Of narrow lands, on which set the
trecs, 30 that no surface water may re-
maio near the tree.
Sd. lay off and stake the margin of
ths orchard plat correctly before setting
! tree, then with the pillow run furrow
on the line Of the rows, or on the ridge
one way, then stake the other way at ex.
actly right angles, being careful to pre-
serve the margin stakes until the trees
are oil Get.
n 4th. Purchase only such trees as you
sre confident will do well in your loca.
ton, Trus. not to seedlings, as three
fourshs Of them viii prove tender-ninc.
ty nine one hundrcdths will prove com.
paratively worthless in fruit, and not one
farmer 10 ten does or win top graft them
after coming into bearing. This work
should DO dono in the nursery. -
Select for general orcharding only few
. well tried sorts. For the amateur there
is large list of those which from their
peculiar qualities, may we'll repay the
trouble of planting Select lop branched,
stocky trees, two to four years from the
graft /; the younger the tree, the better
the Investment usually; look out for
young and healthy roots and plenty of
them. Small fbres, called annual roots,
Or feeders, cannot always be preserved,
bat they are easily replaced if the main
roots are vigorous, hence the necessity
Of shortcniny ~ the top when set out,
that the tree sap may not be exhausted
before these feeders have got to work
sgain but never trim up tree the first
year, except suckers, which should be
rubbed off as they appear. .gss
9th. When you take your trees from
the nursery or package, never expose
them unnecessarily to the sun and wind
heel them in Immediately, and take up
only as many and as fast as wanted to
plant. Never dig hole deeper than the
pillow runs unless you dig to porons sub. !
soil. Make the ground one vast hole .
with the subsoiler either before or after
planting ., ~.
Be.rcre Of deep planting and crampea !
roots, but Hill up the first year with
mulch or manure sufficient to preserve a
continual moisture, after that good Guilt
ssti,n with winter mulching viii DO
Put no raw manure under or near the .
roots, but good surface soil all around !
them, little good compost is excellent
If the soil Is leaE-also manure on the
surface. Use no stakes, but cut back
until the tree will stand alone. Water.
ing Is of little use, unless in large guam.
titles.
9th. Plant your orchard the first wear
with root crops, never SOW grain in it .
unless the trees are broadly and heavily !
mulehed-better to cultivate them anuu,
ally and carefully early in the season.
giving them moderate top dressing of
manure if tho soil is lean Never turn
your trees out 10 grass if you would be
. successful fruit grower. .