Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1870-02-03

above the ground. Your trees should be
supported for two or three years to pre-.
vent swaying by the wind, as without
this support the roots would become loose
and the fine fibers which are the recepta-
cles of nourishment from the soil he
broke to decay would follow.
After transplanting the ground should
be well cultivated, but the soil should not
be raised above the root-bark. Waste
iron should be covered among the roots
to supply the lack of that mineral.
The. young and old trees should be
washed with a weak I've spring and fall
to keep the yermin off secure healthy
condition of the skin or bark.
In consequence of the rapid growth of
trees on our soil, it would be advisable
to wrap the body of the young trees,
late in the fall for two or three years,
with some kind of wrapping paper that
will stand the weather until spring, to
prevent the sun and wind from drying
and contracting the bark SO as to s1ffo-
cate the tree, and spring kills it. The
first of May. remove the paper and wash
with I've and you will soon have the sat.
isfaction of seeing your trees exhibit
healthfulness that will ensure a rich re-
ward in perfect fruit. --
Do not mulch your trees with any
thing that can communicate moisture to
the body of the tree above the ground,
because il is unnatural. The body will
freeze and thaw under the mulchings.
The bark exfoliates and your tree dies.
1t should be remembered that the cult
waited apple. that is so great a luxury has
been brought by art to its present perfec-
ton from the native crab. It's nature
having been changed by art, carries with
it its constitutional adaptation to this
change in all its relations to culture and
climate. 1t is true. there is a law in veg
etable as well as animal life, rs 1t regards
acclimatizing.- E1S
Bring seeds from foreign lands and
plant them here, and you will find that
they grow more rapidly than the native
seeds of the same varieties. This rapid
growth endangers the life of the tree, in
our cold and dry winters, because of a
want of density in the wood fiber. In
the spring of the year vegetation starts
quick and grows rapidly, and the wooded
fiber lacks density, becomes spongy and
porous. The bark yields to this sudden
growth or increase and becomes porous,
also. But in autumn the growth is
much slower, and the outer circle of the
grain becomes somewhat diseased, and
between this and last years growth is
the spongy springs growth. In few
months the soft parts of this tissue is ab-
sorbed and it becomes porous, filed with
cells which become absorbing surfaces.
Air permeates the body of the tree and
before it is acclimated, decay and disin-
tegration has done its work.
/ planted apple seeds that produced
six thousand seedlings, in 1855. Oct of
this number Is stood the weather of H.
SGT. / became discouraged in fruit
raising, so l distributed the Is trees, z
to Mr. Tubs. and the balance to Kim
ball and Daniel Currier. Nearly all of
them are bearing good fruit and some Of
very fine quality and flavor.
The seed from the apples raised from
this fruit would produce acclimated trees.
that would stand the climate, and be
constitutionalIy better than any that are
grated. Top grating would supply a
variety. and your success in apple raising
would be certain, provided You attend to
the foreooinp or similar rules
In conclusion, if you would be sue
cessful in apple raising, go to the nursery
and select your own trees, or employ
some reliable person to do it for you;
select none but perfect ones. Those that
have been pinched or early trimmed, so
they are symetrical in form, see that
they are dug up instead Of being torn
from the ground, tearing off most of the
fine fbers or life roots. 81.
Remove every bruised root. If left
on in transplanting they will sour and
ferment between the bark and wood, and
this decay will surely reach the heart of
the tfee and the whole become diseased.
Set them close enough together, so they
will support each other in wind storms
after the stakes are removed.
Be sure to plant shallow and cause the
main roots to permeate the surface soil,
keep the tree trimmed. A little neglect
and the stray limbs get large and matu-
ration is the result.
Finally neglect of the foregoing and
similar rules IL the main causa of faitura