Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-03-15

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pertinent, what kinds will be most
profitable. We have seen enough Of
the locust, to be aware of its utter
failure here, some regard its loss
as irreparable, and think it's place
can never be supplied with any
thing of equal durability and value,
but | cannot share with them in
these convictions, though it may be
difficult at the present time to point
to any one kind Of timber that will
fill all the requirements of the
locust.
The European Larch has proved
successful here, and in some re-
spectsa is much superior to the
locust, growing taller and straigh-
ter, and said to be equally as dura-
bic in all situations, though proba-
bly, not so tough and hard.
In conversation with q gentleman
once on the subject Of forestry, he
remarked. Ii | lived on farm,a and
wanted to make y fortune and do it
easily. | would prepare twenty
acres of ground and plant it to the
European Larch, and then sit down
and wait. Lin a few years the poles
that could be cut, to give room for
the rest to grow, would pay the in
tcrest on the Investment, and while
| was enjoying my leisure, without
my concern, my fortune would be
increasing; better than money at
interest, better than life insurance.
In twenty years when | should be
old and need something to lean
upon, | should have it; it would be
worth many thousands Of dollars"
| need hardly speak here, Of the
value of the common 'deciduous
trees, as the Maple, the Elm, the
Oak, the Walnut, etc, or even our
own native Pine, which is proba-
bly, worth more to us, than all the
other cvergrccns combined, not in
GLIDING the larchcs.
| will subjoin few hints in re-
gard to the starting and cultivation
Of some varieties. 1t will Of course
be economy in starting all those
kinds which will grow from cut
tings, to use them, rather than to
undertake to plant the seeds, or TO
transplant rooted trees; but to sue
coed at all, the ground must be
plowcd deep, and made as mellow
as possible; too much pains cannot
we'll be taken. Those kinds which
ripe their seeds in the spring, as
the soft Maple and the red Elm, the
seeds must be gathered as soon as
ripen, which will be from the TWEEN
ty-fifth Of May to the first Of June
according to the advance of the
scason-and planted Immediately,
and if the weather is very no, and
dry, the young plants must be shad-
ed few days, or they will die. |
once lost near half a million of
Naples, the product of over twelve
bushels of seed for the want of pro
lection; the leaf did not wither in
the sun, but the ground became SO
hot, that when it came in contact
with the young and tender stem, it
seemed to scorch it, and the little
plant fell down and persisted. A
light sprinkling Of straw after the
difficulty was discovered saved a
few. >
Seeds that ripen in the fall may
be planted in shallow drills, and
protected with good coat Of leaves.
or straw through the winter if you
dare risk the mice, but they may be
mixed with sand, and put in boxes
and left where they will freeze and
thaw, and then planted early in the
spring.
Evergreens and Larchcs, can be
bought of nurscrymen by the thous
and, cheaper than any farmer can
raise them, unless he makes 4
speciality of the business, and then
hcwill know more about it than
can tell him in an essay. The same
may be said Of the nursery business
generally.
When you plant for forests, plant
thick, so that the trees Will sool
shade the ground and cover 1t with
leaves; it will then grow up straight
and tall and soon become a source
of profit. Plant five to ten acres OF
the fast kinds, and in as many years
YOU need never again, face the
storms five to twenty miles to get
your wood.
Since whiting the above, | have
received the report of the depart
mcnt of agriculture for 1870, and
find the views here takcn.very gen
orally, and fully confirmed; and
also notice with pleasure the graft
flying results Of the interest already
taken in this matter, especially in
the west.
The report says: "The firm OF
Pinncy 4 Lawrence, Of Sturgeon
Bay, Wisconsin, sent to the prairie
States 100000 Of trees in ls69-'7o,
and their shipments during the
spring Of 1871 will be l0,oo0,ooo to
5000, 900. Robert Douglass, of
Waukcgan, Illinois, will ship as
many more. and several other nur-
scrymen will send oft 100000 to
900, 900. each. Reckoning the num-
Der of trees shipped by the nursery
| men at 5O,Ooo,o0o, the planting in
1.-THE prairie States will amount to
about l5O,OOO,OoO trees" this esti-
mate is for 1871.
The Kansas Pacific Railroad
Company are taking active measures
in this enterprise, and arc planting
large nurseries at different points
on the line of their road, between
the Missouri river and the Rocky
mountains. They expect by ex-
pcrimenting with all the different
kinds obtainablc, to find satistac-
tory number which will be adapt
ed to the. requirements of the diff
ferent soils, and climatic influences
of that extended region.
Tn referring to the advantages
already derived from these efforts,
the report says: 1.-The plains be-
yond the Missouri are now promis-
ing thcatcr OF experiment. In
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