The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1875-04-15
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Tree Planting.

We Imagine when We come TO this
state that farming is the same here that
il is in other places. Often dear expe-
ricnce teaches us that though we may
know all about farming in other places,
yet we have many things 10 learn when
we come here. One of our neighbors,
who is a Pemnsylvunian, planted an or
chard of Il hundred trees in the Fall of
ed, but am told that not more than
three or four of them grew. la the
state from which he came, Fall plant
ing always did the best, aud he mag
incd that ii was The proper time To
plant trees here. He has learned that
ourdry Winters are unia, orable TO tree
plan ting, and that il is almost 4 mira
Gle if they live through, and come out
in good condition in the Spring. The
neighbois also planted a hundred trees
and ont of the number not one of them
died. The trees were planted about
the first of My. and many of them
were coming out into leaf, and the buds
were bursting Oh all of them. The
planting did not seem TO stop the
growth, aud never saw trees grow off
more rapidly than they did. One of
the trees grew seven inches in one
months time. This we know from our
own personal knowledge. If the buds
are swelling or bursting, care should
be taken TO free all the roots from the
clay pudding, or clay that stuck to the
roots when the trees were removed
from the nursery. ! would advise
washing them carefully, and then
planting immediately in moist earth
No dry dirt should come in contact
with the roots. and the sun should not
be allowed 10 shine upon the roots,
even for a minute. While planting
cover the roots with wet canvass. and
only take few trees up at time. Dig
the holes large, and then throw into
them little moist surface soil. Plant
immediately, raising the roots it'll the
hand, and spreading them out in their
natural position as YOU fill up the hole.
If the ground is n little dry, small
amount of water should be poured in
TO the hole when about half filed. |
Tramp the ground tightly about the |
tree. Ii these directions arc followed, |
we think any one will be amply re-
warded by the increased growth of the
trees.
Ii any one thinks of trying +. X. |
PhGnix's method ofpuddling the roots,
we would warn him 70 forbear. Pud-
ding the roots may do well enough in
other places, but il will not succeed
here. The pudding dries around the
roots, and prevents the most earth
from coming i'm contact with them, and
If Tie tree does not die. its growth will
be very much retarded If the season
is very wet one, there may be no Sc
rious results; but our experience and
observation has proved TO us that pud-
ding snot only useless, but positively
injurious. II the ground is in the right
we prefer TO wait until the
buds begin 10 slow signs Of bursting,
before planting, but The ground must
be moist aud the work carefully done.
Ii may seem 10 be rash assertion. but
We are satisfied that nothing is gained ,
10y planting before the spring rains be- ,
E. IL the trees are carefully heeled ,
in, they will keep in nice condition, .
and when planted, will lose 10 time in /;
10 grow. While awaiting
planting, the trees should be heeled i'm
more than half way up the bodies, and |;
II covered up to the limbs they will be /.
all the better for il.
Then if You plant trees, plant them /;
and take care of them. 1t
pays.