, 1873-08-11
TREE.GR0WING.
When and How to Plant Ever
green's.
The European Larch, White Pine
and Norway Spruce.
Destruction of the American For
ests--Timber and Railroads.
Our Fences---What They Cost-.-E1eot Of
. Forests on Rainfall,

Our Fences---What They Cost-.-E1eot Of
Forests on Rainfall,
From Orr Oion Correspondent.
, 0nASp ISLAND. Ne,,., July 2s 1873.
Tho letter published In your paper Of July 8,
on " Forost-Trce Growing" Inns boon extensive
ly copied by tho Journals Of tho Northwest, aud
led to many Inquiries from intended planters. I
havo received great many letters which 1t was
impossible to anBwor, md among those OF d COLI
gratu}atory character Is ono from hIr. Allan him
Eolf, tho great tree-growo1 and best authority OF,
foreat-culturo in llY Wost. Since writing my
other 1ottor, hayo soon Mr.. Alan, at Omal,a,
aud lad q long and most interesting oouvorga-
tton with him. He gavo mo mnny now idcas
about n new subject, 49," forest t-plnnting, g,"--nnd
somo Of these, especially relating to evergrecns,
nro worth writing up.
Speaking Of tho
EUROPEAN LARCn,
Mr. Allan said: II lnow much has boon said,
both By practical hortcu1turists md tho journals,
against thia troe but I lavo unshakon faith. In
its value az tfmber-tree. and + predict for It
great future popularity. MIR. Sohoho1d, Of ILL.,
nois, a great practical planter, has given 1t n
thorough trial In largo tructs, and is unqualified
- o !!a'oo " Avs ~ eoA4pincn o'A"pAA'5 "i'o
aoaPtap!hty' gFo"a uprlGhs, anu acre OF IL
WIZ Ploouce As mucn tlmoer aa acres OF oak OF
walnut. Apound OF soed will raiBo 20 900 planta,
which should be transported rs enrly as possible
in tho spring, caro- boing tnkon to havo tho now
ground thoroughly in order. They should bo
ratsod In tho nursery, transplanted when year
old, and aot out in rows, tho shoots
being about inches apart. Whom 2 years
old they will 1lavo gained strong fibrous
roots, and should thcn be transplantcd
again to tho forest whore they arc to remain.
Tho plants should bo raiaod as noar as possible
to tho foreBt whero they are to ho planted, rs
ono Of the great causos Of failure Of forost-trees
Is tho bad condition In Which plants aro received
whom brought from long distance. consider
Mr, Schoheld's plan Of planting pinos IL feet
apart, and filling up tho rest OF tho ground with
1nrcb ~ ox,a1iont ;1o, A. +16or oO yoora ~
49, s,.,
age ofop u 1nlch Gan 10 'e.no'e"' 4ea''ns
years old ia worth $3.50. An aero Of pine-timbor
25 yoars old will be worth e7,50o. I Haw pine-
e.oo etonA - otoo oouss' noo' "..sa "ss ~
yeara old and 1901 III dlanaeter. AIow OF plhes
in Douglas County grow last year 80 inches. To
succeed we'll with lnrch, SOW tho socd oar1y in
,mds @ s,h' han;'' - n onon ' @'f'DN' D'''A' sD'
Duas oee'n 10 open'
EvEhohrsSs' ann,
speaking s Of eTersresns, mf Allan said ahe ,aas
Se r. n,antea IT, an common M r,1airo.aoil It should
49,. p ..;., M ..a ~, .,,a.a,,,, ,'s,,or
DO VOL mixed "ltn sano' ano 'notousniy puisof- ~,
ICED. Whether sown IN ro"a or Droadcast' tue
lsth or broad stripa placod raound the bods
,r,,,, for convan;onco shon1d ho about four
~. -I,,e ~ ~ sxao1s .ra1, Lars o,,t 70 +l,o
1eot VINO anu ene "eeas "nn Aops "uu Ma, sn1
a t-H
shower thom occasionally. In tho fall, covor
thcm with leaves or straw and in the spring,
aoloo. apd aet out In the pursory tho largest
- r1.nta ~ noon1o aro ofton t]sco,rara5 ot Tho
allow growth Of oSor8roonl' Ihey grow very
slowly for two or threo years, but then advance
rapidly in size and beauty. New-boginners will
SAW ,nucb time nv eating from practical growers
p''n'" WV ~ stTux WHITE PINE.
| ~ Dim. atrobne a. II ia ra1led IL think our
Hna' a7 y wentv 70 o,ra ouht to
purchase enough young pines, oightoon to
feet h t. Plant ii i acre lsy 5 sea
NJ, larch. or INV othor tall.growing tree between
thc roWs of nino. Low. brauchiug troes would
;nfcrfcre with tho younr pinog. and break on
thojr torm;nal buds duripg high winds, Decidu-
ma HIi treos viii draw IN liz pIoe straight and
| 10 uuua1 ,vhor th;cklv nlnufoI aH tan vnnra nj
~ usHa., 4, Witt s;1 oao tS,s;rp anr iimha nnd hove
~, shh'n,oth +r,,nk cnt AWAY tha other trooA M
n%usosSlsy t%s Zines '"ars raman % on tbs ' ground.
AZ A. tWontv EpS vcara Of arc. many OF
tha rnna or;ptnn]lv planted foot apart viii
have % t. ho cntaway to nuke room for tic others.
Eor ~ ;nn n1ont aI II ynara aro which il nny
aa t"ot III, Rt0 and font in diameter Had Il
~ Ivy !s5ra,,a II ,ra,iS nor,ana hnwn heon II,
opSn os90 - faot 6iohor When rrown by tlon1solyos,
tIo ~ y,;m troea unrond mt md thoir lnrro hoaa
stpa o p'a1 na h,,t K ano;ia t1am Tar tin,
har ana In fne1 te ,7," IN sch casos fixing tie
psirn n ~ H. tros h1r snho1ioI saws Vita
ri,,n ,oraat n art;ra1v orow, viii II, 50 yaars
bo loo feet hieb. and the trees average feot IL
n;,r,o,a ' sHn,,t ao, nne irocn ra,, ho rrown
anio.or. u, m anr. - ,onI D'' eA' 'A'' oA
y" 'D 1eAo ~ MNnnw4y arn1cr
r. ~ -, .,,o ,,oaf I,oant;y,,l ~ oro,non+,, troea
nnJ tor scroons nr hota ouiv nnuuled hv tl,e
ana a9a soi1Snn ,;t'aroy"rs ~ m }he pia;ns hom
req coa1 r. G ' to ta;r nrchnrs
pIis ta = t,oo a. ~ windy cnntrv Is hary
e ~ 5uni riontea ~. NJ licht oxc',so and hps ra
aa ~ ir,a 1;naEa a,n c1ast}c mud wi1i nni
HloWtn' 1nc Aulbn az o''l7'Act s.".- 49, - :,