The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1869-09-10
Iseu he New fasland Farmer.
Planting Fruit Trees.

the FARMER durlng the past rev years.
But perhaps a few remarks upon tins inn
portant subjec, though not wholly new.
mav interest somo one of your many
reader. 1t seems very simple thing 10
plant tree, and almost every one thinks
he knows how to do il. But seldom is
itwell done. 1t is more important OPP
Grafton than is generally supposed, Tor
snll its future health and iirlitiulncss are
!. directly dependent upon IL. N-t
Right planting is The foundation and
corner stone az al successful horlicul-
iure II is one of the fundamental prin-
8. eiplcs that produce vigorous trees and an
abundance o. fruit.
More than onc-IElf OF ail,he fisli trees
planted IN this country die. or fail 10 yicia
iluit. ior the simple reason thar they are
not properly cared Tor. Fruit clu,u q
means means more than leaving a tree .
I.ke care of i,>elf. II demands care.
watchtulnesS. patience, hard work. strong
effort. and above All Intelligence and
fore!hought.
s. Plant young trees. both in vour or
char,ls and gardens. I.ey cost less i'm
actual price. in freight and in planting.
than older trees. They are surer 10 grow.
have more and better tibrous roots. and
n
and location. With equal watching and
care they Will grow so vigorously as 10
excel older trees. in abundance Of fruit.
siae and health. Neverc hocse standard
apples. pluns or cherries. more than two
wears old. and dwarf trees one year old
BE careful in your choice in soils. 4
sandy soii j. leachy. contains no moisture
and i liable TO drought. Avery heavy. !,
r,o-av satl = lire,+l,- n,,,rat.n Il, ;,,o,
wet. tough. and adhesive. Few or no.
fruit trees do well,in either a gravellv
is hardly more desirable. \ deep loamvl
or alluvial soil may always form good
choice.
When You arc ready to plant. plough /
with subsoil plow us deep as possible /
a strip six feet or more wide: then dig
holes foot or eighteen inches deep. and \
about three feet in diameter. Place the .
tree nj the same depth it formerly stood
then replace the earth. taking care not TO
bend or break the rootlets of the tree.
and always allow abundance of room for
the growth OF the roots
Many inexperienced persons lose their
trees from too deep setting No tree
should be set lower in the earth thau its
original position. Where the ground
has not been ploughed and sub-soiled.
the planter must invariably dig his holes
two feet deep and four or more wide.
Mix with the earth, before il is return
edto che hole and is placed around the
roots of the tree, good compost of ash
es, chip manure, leaf mould. muck and
lime. Let large portion of the COM
post be placed beneath but. not in con- ,
tact with the root of the tree. and the re-
maindsr on the surface Of the ground to :
act as mulch. The quantity will vary
from n half bushel upwards according to !,
the size of the tree. The effect will be
most marked, and the growth astonish-
ing.
If any Of the roots are mutilatcd or
bruised, pare them OF with sharp knife
TO prevent decay, cutting back on the un- =
der side until you reach some sound b
wood. e.
Nearly all trees that come from tho !.
nurseries have lost some of their roots Ia
their branches should he
shortened in the same proportion. At
the time Of planting, prrne all branches $
back to three or four buds from the base (
of each branch. Z
All large trees will require stakes
young trees firmly set. will not. Mulch
ing is almost indispensable. The earth
should rise like small mound toward
the trunk of the tree, and over this
should be mulch two inches deep of
hay, half decomposed manure. saw dust
or TIN bark. 1t only saves the labor of
6 ltivation, but prevents the moisture of :.
the soil from cooperating, renders the .
temperature more uniform and prevents
injurious effects from frost. The mulch 4
should extend beyond the tips of the y
roots. :,
Cultivate the ground carefully. Never ;.
allow grain crops nor root crops of AMI
injurious nature. to grow i'm the field ,
Neither allow grass nor weeds. The
cultivation and manuring necessary for
growing some kind of judicious crop
between the rows Is potatoes. bcets, or
turnips, will always prove benefit. III Z
no crop IL grown, go through frequently
with the cultivator or horse hoe and stir r
the soil two or three inches deep. A
thorough stirring of the stirring of the
soil is nearly as good as coat of ma 6
nurc.
Ii trees are dried by too long carriage. {
they may be restored by immersion for \
a day or two in water or thick mud m
Use no water in planting. 1t tends to M
bake and harden the surface Of the earth, :
and generally proves injurious. Mulch
ing will supply all the moisture neccs-
AMY