Nebraska advertiser., 1869-04-08
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Oh. Go. u MHLER-I In renTy to
suggestions made by yeu-s0me dsEs
since in Che HerHH. the DuFnell
Bros. and mvself hnpe made the fol-
lowing pFacucaI calculations in refer
enoe to the age, growth and value ora
small plantation Of forest Cottonwood
trees, which was made by me in 1855
These trees were planted from small
treelets Of one years growth, which
would make them seventeen years old
this spring frDM the seed. They we're
pulled up BY haud, and the roots in-
serted ln the ground without any par
ticular care, and not in accordance
with the custom Of tnee-grOWens 10
digging large holes and seeing that az
f1e roots retain as nearly q possible
the same natural position as when
found fE their original soil.
Neither was any attention paid 70
their cultivation, As they were left TO
Tight their way through the surrou1d-
ing RrOWthsOf grass and weeds as best
they cculd.
i like many Others, thinking that
because trees grow and flourish IN the
forest, that all that was requisite was
TO get the roots twisted into a small
hole and covered, and they would i've.
I have q different opinion as q the
management Of trees and shrubs now.
Mr.. z. Durnell, who Is q practical
tree grower and wood dealer, meas
ured the trees, whose circumference
he found TO be ~sixty-seyen inches, and
consequently twenty-five and one
fhfri inches IN diameter.
Heeatsmafes. IN cOmpanyw with other
gentlemen present at the time 81 the
measurement, that they VIII make
fully two cords OF wood each, which,
inEhismarket. bworth and WillseIlfOr
atleast eight dollars per cord at Ordi-
nary times, and IN mid winter much
more.
IL viii cost n dollar and twenty
FIVE cents to chop it, and five dollars
per cord TO market the same, cOnsid-
orfng the land on which the timber is
grown 70 be within a distance enab-
ling the hauler 10 make the round trip
in 4 day. Those residing nearer and
farther of would make the distance
about the same.
These trees were planted about hf-
teen feet apart, and there being 1880
square feet to the acre, consequently
one hundred and ninety-three trees
could be grown to every acre Of ground
that would produce the same amount
Of wood I'm seventeen years to each
tree. Besides, small trees or shrubs to
the same number per acre could be
raised between every large tree fOT
about I've years, ut which time they
could Be removed and sold FOR about
aftg cents each, or be tr~ansplanted
A partial crop Of corn could also, f0I
the hrst years at least, be raised whilst
the young trees were being cultivated,
probably twenty bushels to the acre,
which on an average would bring
about fifty cents per busheE
On one hundred and sixty acres Of
land the cost Of cultivating the trees
for one year viii be about five hundred
collars.
RtThesc0stOf SEED corn win be about
five dollars; planting fifty dollars
husking and marketing four hundred
dollars. Planning the trees about five
hundred dollars. AZ
Land can be purchased for fifteen
dollars an acre, on the cost Of which
we must take into consideration taxes
and interest, which probably would
be covered with fifteen per cent.
Upon the above basis we are tOlera-
bly, vel prepared to open a farm ac-
count in which we will more directly
and succiently show. the comparison
between the debtor and credit side OF
the question. Ii
The balance sheet will present a
showing very largely Ia favor Of tree
culture over any other general product
Of the soil In similar quantities.