, 1874-10-03
THE FARM AND GARDEN.

Planting of Treca in Antnmn--Tho
1;quiuUctinl STORM n Fntlurc-'Fho
nItdallc,lpn ~ Farmers, C0-operntve
!txSncjslt i0ns-Tsae Shenandoah Vn1-
ley for tho Ismi.rnnt-Suttiinz 4 New
1su,ne-Ehc Crop*-asntIng Eany.
From Our 1aJ7euftarat Corfe,nondent.
GltAa1rAtas, ILL.,, Oct. i, 1874.
SETTING TREES IN AUTUMN.
Mn. "nunA1, "-sta: How Will s. do 10 SGT apple
trees In Central 1ow' in the full Of TIC ys2ra ou,
That vii. dopond on ut leaat two things: tho
condition Of tho soil, and tho condition Of tho
trees. In tho firnt place. to succeed with all
t,1mu. .solting tlls soil must bo moist. To take
troe from the nursery and plaut it in dry
ground, Ia but to insure its death. The soil
m,,st 10 In n moist condition, and this Is not
always tho case. In 1864 set an orchard OF
500 trees, Just az the ground was freezlng, in
December, and, tho last day Of the setting, it
was difficult to break the crust, but tho mir
during the iny was abovo the freeziug-point.
The trcea wero banked up ahont feot high
against the stems nth -pulyerizcd earth. Ti,o
reBu}t was, that no tree WIS lost, and the growth
waa vigorous the following season. In Juno the
mounds about ths trees were loyeled down, and
small quantity Of manure added to serve AZ a
muicll. The trees woro OF all szes, from the 2
your-oll of half f-nu-inch in diamefer 10 thoHo Of
Q inches ta1ten fran, an old nursery. Mono Of
Them were cut back only to form the heada. ard
TO thinning out Of tile heads has hoen permitted
since. Iu tho next place, trees or years old,
that have boon grown thickly in tho
rows aud hesu eltmulated With manure
aud high culture, arc too tenlor to stand the
frat win.or's exposure III tho open ground, md
rili he liaho to be killed down to the line OF the
enrtll~banklng. In planting applc-treea, !! can
get them near at l1aud would antoct 4-to-0y year.
old treos.--thoso | e to inches In diameter
rather than amnilor trees. am aware that this
ID not orthodox With the profession that prefer
to soll small trees hnt, in practice, tho older
trocB havs tho advantage. They nre less tendor,
| and again they arc respected bv cattle
aud tho rabhito; at loant, the own,
or con,pels the stock to respect
! tho1nselvea. III shipping long distances thore
iB no choice but to take tho small traes; bnt,
now thpt nurseries ara ear at hind In all q our
| fru.t-growlng llntrlcs, toro Is nocofsisy to
p1ant tho ANAL trees; ut least, they should rot
| bo Dlanled In autumn.
| Wo commit m orror in planting 1ate in spring,
~ tle eary-plantod trees do the beat. The
ground settlaB about t.lom firmly, and The roota
! tako nm early start. At ieast over hatf Of onr
Of Of tls sotting is lost by tho dry peroas that
aro ur'f, tI.oy M s"yod. Grcat care ii setting aud
lnulching may mitigate the disaster. but casli1os
fully compensate for THO Into aottlng. Az re
! go South, the autumn and midor winter weather
fre favorable for fall-sottlng, aud 1t il much
| batter than tic Rpring.
| Ask FARMER b il wo should set applc-traes In
tho fall, and lao will give you decided anawer,
] experiment. This kind Of aayico must ha taken
| with aomo allowance at least. we should know
soma OF tho conditions that uatla tile oxpori-
| ment "a failure OF sllccess. In toacnlng tho
| farmer, wo must avoid arbitrary rules md
rather give the rationale OF the process.
Tho culture Of the Hoil, and all the
| operations Of tho horticulturiBt, Should be
I baned On tho science Of rural ooonomy
rather than tho llap-hazard whlmn OF ill-Jigostod
rules. that may or may not bo correct. Tht
| fnrtnor who depends III aot OF rules il ganor
ally poor farmer, aud will tell yo tint luck Il
everything; while tho 1nnn who reflects, and Ia.
regard for cas,se and effect. tlepentls on gool
management and don't believe In luck.
THE Epu1NuDT1uAL s'ronaI
| has ngau played III fnlBe, though wo had dash
OF rain OH tic 20t; and yot tho old adaga hold
goou, Tint "aii sisnR Of ran fai1 In dry time.
A vary sage reelection; but just nov, whom w
ahonll layo the som-annral storm, i would ap'
pear TINT Jupiter playIua has fergottan rs on'
fircly and let 1t 60 by tefanlt. Va need tho rail
to MI orr woH, ana alno to pnt finlehiul
touch to tue poachblow potatoc,',. that aro jus
in full bloom aud Mood us'ihturo III or
dor ITO maho respantnbe-si2ol tuhorH; anf
then thoro in nov anl ton Il alnnll-Ylzed patel
of tnstips TINT tho ohlncl-bugs md Tho Grass-
l,oppers have LOFT Ill -blta Of, hore and ttero tin
would bo all tue botter for tho wnitod.fo
eqrinoctial stornl Tint We all bolioye ln.---t
doctrine that llAs uoma dowu unimpaired TO
countloBs ages, and will no dou1't pass cllrron
for all time. II ls aa tro today as 1t was thou
saild years ago, or will bo Thousand ynari
hsnoe. aud yot, in this time of drought, 1t I4a'