Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1874-03-06
Planting and Care OF FruIt Trees.


In fruit growing sections the planting Of fruit
trees is NJ much greater importance, than the
growing Of farm crops. When farmer plants
or sows his seed, Il is only for season, but !
fruit trees he plants for life time, therefore |
great care should be taken toprocure the best
and healthiest stocx, grated or buided to fruit
OF first quality, purchasing direct from reliable
nurseries, or agents representing such.
great erroris committed by many, in buy
ing cheap trees. marlborough farmer will use
none but the very best seed for his c-ops.
Now difference of few dollars per hundred
trees is Of minor Importance as II takes no long
or TO set out good tree. no more ground to
grow IL on, and no more labor to care for IT, than
one Of inferior quality, which amounts to cm-
paratively nothing 10 after years.
Another great error is, 10 planting too many
varieties, which was fully demon strated by re-
cent sales, particularly in N,rlhwesteru Ohio.
Three or five of the leading kinds OF apples, at
most, is sufleen. to grow for market, aud the
same with pears and other fruits.
There is nothing produced by tho tillers Of
the soil that requires a more thorough prOpara-
ton of the :simo or careful management than
the growing Of orchards.
Nine .tenihs of the tree planters fail in their
undertakings, for want Of thorough work,
| The land for this purpose should be naturally
| dry. or slse we'll undsr.drained as they ctn n mt
thrive in wet s1 A tresIs a thing Of life and
will surely die, unless the laws of life are re-
, gardsd therefore gr.at care should BE- taken
not I expose the roots to the sun and wind by
which the Gbres become drv, and through
which a tree receives nourishmeut
Before planting all bruised rOots should be
cut off, 80 as to have fresh sun 10Th end come
to the dirt, in order tp hasten the emission oil
Pr5a M Iaa ossa. l saas sG @ @nG sePtlS ART care s
fully work around all of them by the hand
Each limb Of the top should be cut back so as t.
leave but two or three buds, which will take all
the sap aud make a rapid growth When
twenty or thirty buls are left to limb, Ia,
quantity Of sap flowing to each one ia yer,
small, which makes II feeble growth and whet
dry weather comes on will withcr an1 die.
Many planters still hold tn the opinion tn tree.
grown in any lncality, ara better adapted t.
that particul,r place than those growa else
where. This depends on how we'll the wood il
matured or ripened.
The WsStsrn HIrtienltr ttist, of Chicago
frankly acknbwedged the Dssr trees were grow
IN Western New York T; aud the rea son why il
fully explained, which Is too lengthy to be In
serted in this article. Sufi e Il to say the ex
, periencs Of the winter 1928 fully demonstra
ted the facts therein set forth, as nearly al
Western stock was either killed or so badly in
jured by the severe cold weather, as to render /
unfit for successful planting, the whole interio
Of the trees being black hearted, with only
. thin shell Of live wood on the outside which
] temporarily keeps the tree alive. While il
; Western New York the wosd was so perfect
ly matured that not one in a hundred was in th
least injured
I he persons who plant trees NAV be divided
into three classes. The first class will buy goo.
trees, dig small hole. many times n sod o
IN ground sown to whuat or oats.) then staml
the dirt around the roots and let them tax,
their chances, consequently will lose three
fnurths OF his trees and then say they wer
dead when he got them. M. 2 will take grea
pains In setting his out and do nothing more
thinking his labor done. In after years you will
hear him grumblng about the nursery man
Claiming he brought poor, scrubby trees, whel
Z the fact is, he has made them such by his neg
lect. No. 3 not only plants hi trees well ol
thoroughly prepared ground, but gives the yer,
best o! care and cultivation. In a few years h,
3 has the satisfaction Of gathering abundant crop
of fine, delicious frHit, which contributes largel
TO the comforts of lie an yields ample fnancia
returns.
Being careful and thorough are the most i'm
portant considerations In any business, there
fore do not forget il in the planting an,
care OF trees and shubbery. Remember the oil
: adages that "anvthng worth doing at all /
, worth doing we'll" and "anything once wei
e done is thrice half DONE"
l Thousands expend money for trees and the
: allow them to die for the want of care and al
tention, more than from all other causes com
, bined. No one can be successful in obtainin
satisfactory results, without being careful an
thorough both in planting and arisr-cutivatior
l.. GROVER