The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1874-03-05

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For the greatest number Of
soft wooded decidious
trees, Is Eastwood, viii
/. lows, cottonwoods, and
others than poplars, birch
-, &c. ............. 10 W
ad 8 90
For the greatest numbers OF
trees not native to Iowa. 10 90
REGULATIONS.
1. All trees, or seeds to produce
the trees, must be planted on Arbor
Day BY the competitioners and such
assistants as he may employ, excer.
where otherwise noted m the prem
ium list, and the plantstion for CON-
petition must not average less than
3.5OO, nor more than 1856 trees to
the acre, such trees comprising only
such o. are alive and healthy on the
last dav Of October next succeeding
Arbor Day, upon which day they
shall have been planted.
2. The competiti .ner must count
his trees IN the presence Of two wit
nesses in the month Of October,
Counting only those which are alive),
and make affidavit before justice Of
the peace As to the following mat
tiers:
A.-Whole number Of trees plant
ed last Arbor Day and now alive.
B.-Name aid number Of each
kind.
Glow planted.
D.-How cultivated.
/ Cost Of plantation.
F.-Ayerage size Of each species.
And such a6dayit shall be certified
to by both witnesses Of the court, and
the Justice of the peace shall certify
to the identity and credibility Of the
competi,itor and his witnesses.
8. All trees planted to compete
for these premiums are to be for per-
nanent belts or groves, and not TO
sell; except - they may be necessa-
rily trimmed out when they may have
become crowded.
4. The afiidavits prescribed above
to be forwarded to the Secretary,
whose address is appended below, by
the LIST of December next after the
count Of the trees
5. No clubbing or joining Of tim
Der plantations upon lands owned by
different persons, for the purpose of
securing these premiums, viii be al.
lowed.
6. Premiums will be awarded at
next Timber Meeting after receipt of
al6davits, and paid to order OF party
to whom awarded.
sTArIsyIcs.
For the purpose Of obtaining sta
tistics Of timber planting for public
information all persons not competing
for the above premiums, who make
tree plantations upon Arbor Day are
requested to furnish the following
points Of information to The Secretary
in return for which they will be Civ
en- . copy Of the transactions of this
Society:
!. Acres planted or rods Of trees
in line planted.
2. Kinds, and number Of each
kind.
3. How many lived and grew
well.
4. Cost of plantation.
To which append name and ad
NOTES on PROCURING, KEEPING AMI
PLANTING SEEDS AND TREES.
Evergreens and Larch should al
ways be procured from reliable nur.
serymen, and the trees used should
have been previously transplsnted.- =
Avoid exposure of the roots 10 sun.
shine or drying winds. Plant Larch
early.
The seed Of Ash Leaf Maple and
the Green ash may be planted as late
- March LIST, and sometimes later,
and if moistened q little by spreading
thinly upon the ground and SO freez-
ing : little win be almost sure to
grow. Keep seeds covered while up
On the ground. These seeds and in.
deed ell other tree seeds should be
planted early. These two trees grow
quite generally upon the bottoms and
borders Of streams, but they will
thrive in any locality in Iowa.
Silver Maple and Red Maple, both
known - Soft Maple, and all the
Elms ripen their seeds in Nav or
June, and their seeds must be plant
ed soon ate. ripe or they will fail to
grow. Young Cottonwoods Of the
Yellow Cottonwood, which is the
most profitable species, grow natur-
urally by millions on the sand bars
and sloughs bordering the Mississ-
ippi, Missouri and other rivers, and
they may be procured at very small
cost. All Poplars (including Cotton
woods) and al Willows. viii grow
from cuttings.
WalDuts, Butternufs, and other