, 1874-05-02
How to Plant; and What to
: Plant,
European Larcll, Pine, Norway Spruce,
! Ash, Walnut, Sugar-Maplo, Soft
MaplO, -Whito Elm,
-- Rodl Elm, f..
Aoney-Locust, Chestnut, Box, Elder,
BiroIi, Hickory, Oak, Cotton-
wood, White Willow.
Lotter from Con. James s. Dris-
bin.

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DILL
om4nA. Mob. Apr,, ". 1874.
10 the Eattor of tbs chfcago 4r,ouns:
Sin Tho wido reading given my 1ctter on
Forost- Washing; published In your papor of tho
11th inst, encourages me, now that tho spring.
time has COME to appeal again to tho farrnors Of
tho North and West to set ont timhor-planta. AH
had hoped BY showing tho rapid docrease Of
our present supply OF timber. some have been
eot to thinking whore tlla future supply was to
come from. and this has encouraged them to
plnnt.
presutnine tleu, that there Ia an earnest de-
slro among our farnors to grow treos make
money, aul bcauttfy their homes / will. as roll
as can, point out to them how to plant, what
kind of trees to plant, and show them what they
are t;holy to realize from thoir labor.
EohorEAN 1Anoh, . .
believe, Ia. ono OF tho rorY best troea for the
faraor It grows upright, ia harly, and aoro
of it will mike AZ much timber IA or aoree of
oo,- ar +.,f.,,t ,,,,.d ~ ..oa will r,tao
10000 plants; and they should DO sot out as
early as possible in tho spring, In mellow
ground. Lot them remain year i,l tho nurae-
rv md thon tranan,ant and rot ttenn out in rowa
Au1 sus. aaa 'os sn'ai 49, ~
inches apart; md, Wien years old, ratse and
plant them In tho forest "hero they are to fo+
% mai aney 30 put as close together {sa -,
,n5 ~, ~, LII 1.~et .,,o o.c ~
.N4, snu ~ ~ VII - 4nion' =. sao oop
aaron a. 10 or ~ years OF nge' ana 4oasln8
flne forest OF Pine on tho land. This ia q good
plap, and I do not think tlllue up with lAroh
h,,rts t,a ,i,o. 49,. - =
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ZANE ,:....'t :.
h nSYrn n n n
especially the pinus strobus, or White Pine. A
mound of eeed contnipg 90 600 1ot.tg, and for
soo anorc, v,nn, ,,;noo 10 irohao hto1, c,r ho
eAesu 3o"us ptAoe oe,n - a ~, ~ -
u@u 10 piaus AZ aeta' oet tnolh "ut iees "pats'
and plant In light sandy soil. Seed, II 1own
broadcast aud narrowed III, will grow at the xato
OF l tree to eYery 20 seods sown.
THE sonwAr apnuor
,,,., et.o :, VI =, H..
Is peautl1ui tree! ana very thrifty. IL 10. tno
best known for bolts or soreenn. and generally
@ fsyefte as sa ornamental s tree Farmers m % ettsn
brohka. The limbs a1e tougb. and viii stand
wintry country like tho Plains. Plant In rows 8
foot apart. Lombardy poplar can bs grown s0ish
norway spruce now TO p1Asn @
said would tel! tho inlanor how to plant
anti botoro gong 1nttner With what to plant, let
ua consider how 1t is done. farmer can break
1t with willow or cottonwood oustinga;', Such d
strip GROUND quarteI.seotfon would contain
about 70 acies aud It Will talfo G90oo cuttings to
plant it., Flow doopt harrow well, and mark out
as Tor planting corn. AZ tho intersection OF the
n'arking furrowa, sink spade tho full length Of
the plade, bnt 40 not 1omoqe tno earth, 1nscrt
% sao %ensa1@ge @ ana press sne EARN anos t1e ti
msh tno laot. two men can plahs IN , 1n.a
cuttings sbonld be IA to u inohea long. put IN
the ground Ill but ABOUT or 1nohoa. Aoop
uowh tae "eeasf aea "o1k tue m gloana = tcr
corn iof yoats a1tor Wh1oh 5ne piants WI taRo
tlon until thinning out becomes necessary. 81
THE ASH
la = moat vaiuaolo troo 1or wooa, ana = muon
osea IN tae manuIaotute OF iasmng @ 1mplemonse
snS tue aeeo @ N n so sn9 an
straw-litter. .Renow carly. in the spring. The
plans W1n grew as aoon as tne 1Tost ls gone, ana
reacn neight OF ~ or 10 iaenes tae arat year;
Transplant 5he s1eea wnea year o1o, ana SET oGs
the ground 81 for corn, and keep down weeds.
The WA1saVS VS,,,.-,.
saH"r ~ W. ~ s aa on nua th traa ro
sou tue 1oota STRIKING aeep. a9a tho Iree EioW
ing ateaa'iJs put nos fap1aly; Is pecunar'sy
61 p e be toS b9n
put conipt1laa'qm r. oY uc"tlnH ~ Muna ~
nuts With tho hnlls @ Or hasks s on: 4 M feot apart
ufoP tae Heea alao e9ru r. NY eIosu
oha cover 1lght'y WIN hoo Inc NUS snoaia
% pantoo IN s @ ian ana ~ noon ~ a!o Ross.Ote
sAIo1 ~ t-A.H -,sfflN - ifs.S :.
Tor planting shonla noYer Dc aAo"ea 20 cry. --
y, SUGAR MAPLE MarLE' T.. o.4n,.a
me seea oi tais tlo1 aaponn s;,t ~ Js,opet euu
ehonld pn piansoa as aooa az poss.o.e aasae ~ ~
fe!ls. f1aut tho same as i0t as9. e1cep1 nov 20
thekly. Alter planting, auow S INC pians 70 e ae-
main TWO years N tse seea:oeot a'1o +aen ''sna-
p!ant:'
-. soEr MAPLE
grows vol on ron n9ttomg,i III on 'stfeama, ano
gyon on mouhain.aiaos. 10 Ine aoeas ZIP. s1pea III IL
2nno' nna shoaIe pe s9wn as aoon ~ taey lan.
rows , ~ ", inches apart ana ,h 1nohes doep MIp.
Plants viii come Up days atter, sowing: Keep
out the weeds until ahoots got &C. gooa a9@fs'
.., TT. THE WIZ warh EN-, Ell ,,,.,a. ,o~as
chalra, and many bent ARTICLES. homg made from
its wood ,.,.. 1,-, ~; 49,,
THE BED ELM NJ, :,.,. - =,
RroMs IN many PAGES ~ wa N asate, 3 any @ IL
easily cultivateat u !nhaplts hlgh anu asy