The Cecil Whig., 1872-08-03
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roprsr TREES on THE FARy

FOREST TREES ON Ihh
r,.. tns above heading Mr.. As, Her,
.sar ' Of a work on forest tree 'ue, ~
advises the general planting % Ale he
sanrns In the course Of his
says: 10 have
uwe have known farmers nse cat.
objected to trees in pastures, weather,
49, would seek the shade in ttest mart
;n.tead of eating during Y with COM
of the day, but, as fatness Sattle require
fort and good feed. we oeiifi in Summer,
. 600, place in which tf and sleep in
as we'll as warm place thrive on less
Winter. They will acto oofortable quar-
food. if supplied witt Winter. 1t is a
tors either in Summs that an animal
great mistake u hg in order to be
must be CONSTANT or, as with milch
continually gfo"iifilk. If allowed to
cows, to be secrey through the night,
remain in the 2 in the evening and
will gather foSs and if furnished with
early in the Comfortably during the
shady place day. A few trees will
hottest part and man who is too
supply thisould be made to eat his
give it thded under broiling sun
dinner biths of July and August
during discussion of the same SUBJ
In fu.:
.uot =
Ject' aid also warn those who intend
ses about their dwellings against
PLAY ymmon practice of placing them
thsto the building. Trees that grow
tfge size should never be planted
seventy five or one hundred feet
fwelling-house, and at this distance
snaripely. for free circulation of air
summer is as conducive to health and
mfort as shade. We have great varie-
ito select from therefore it is not dlffl-
.ult to obtain plenty that are good. In
making selection it is always advisable 10
plant those which are useful as we'll as Or
namental, for even in heavy wooded regions
a choice stick of second growth timber is
often quite valuable for making certain
kinds of farm implements. 1t is also well
to nlant the trees rather close together at
first. with the intention of thinning out as
they become large enough for use. For
half dozen of our native trees we wouio
take white ash, white oak, chestnut, hick-
ory. Tor any of the many species, but
would prefer the shellbark,) sugar-mapie
and American weeping elm. Of course
there are at least fifty other valuable
species to be obtained as readily as those
we have named, but the above are oul
choice for farm trees. The trees namsl
above NAV be raised from seed sowA =,
soon as ripe. Any man who can gst- {
crop of peas in his garden can ra'sction c
trees from seed, and the cost of sn into j
;s so triiing that it need not hof chest g
the account. With the exceS has land {
mt. none need cost man 1 900 when 1
of his own more than $are supposing ,
one wear old. Of coura few hundred S
man is located w'where the seeds
miles of the foSfarmers can go to
are produced. up, all the trees re- {
the forests anpsting, anything except
quired withgging and planting. The
the labor lRory and chestnut are quite ,
white oalansplant from the forest, if of
Difficult but those varying from two to
large1high may be moved with safety,
fouiled carefully and the roots are not
Hed to become dry during the opera
N. Ash, naples, and elms may be
lken Of larger size, say six to ten feet
Ugh, and when dug the branches should .
Il be cut away and portion of the lead
,g shoot, leaving their stems merely bare
oles, with all the roots that can readily
Q obtained. We have taken up and
lanted thousands of the various species
+ trees from the forests, and know that it
an be done both cheaply and successfully =,
v following the above directions. The
llip-tree is, considered to be one Of the !
lost uncertain trees we have, even to trans
liant even from the nursery, and when ,,
.ken from the woods it is still worse; but
re removed thousand from the forest l
lst year without losing dozen. They ;;
,ere from three to ten feet nigh, and of ..
purse had little more than one long tap
Dot, there being scarcely any lateral fibres. ,
ut we cut off the main stem of all with.
ut regard to height, down to within one
+ two feet of the ground. Thus appar-
ntly severe pruning is just what saved
lem; and they will soon be handsome
,ees, with an abundance of fibrous roots
'hich will insure success in future trans
lanting. If trees are planted direct from 7
le forest where they are to remain perma- c
emily, as, for instance, along the roadside, |
he soil about the stems should be a
e cultivated and kept free of weeds for I
le first year or two, or, what is still {
etter, covered with mulch of leaves, L
parse hay, straw, or similar material. If
lanted where cattle will be likely torub j
gainst them, strong stake or two should j
e put down near the stems as a protection, d
few days work or dollars annually ex-
ended in planting trees about farm will t
BON enhance it's value many hundreds, il
ven without taking into consideration the t
leasure to be derived therefrom by the T
wner, his family, and animals t
MILKING.