, 1875-05-01
THE FARM AND GARDEN.
Arbor.D .Day..-Kings Of the Forest-''
What and How to Plant.
Arrsurcmcnts for Driving Thrco Horses
Abreast In Flowing.


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.u,,o.p.v
.,hor-n.v ia. 1ecoc,o :. sxed fact in tho
W. NJ onis ..o,,,,la i. q 10 mi ec,,cr,lJv
,...., l., f.ot or,, a.r .u,to1,,o for
4ra.'a,n1,,r- .,,~orrro1,t I'm on,;rn nrn;r;o-
ror,or -, H. wcst, s,,oui,, ho ,on,,o an Arbor-
1,sr q o,,,ar vo,l r., ,,ot as,crcv prcs. tho
T.-nar. -. no i,o,, At lin t;eurcs ur ao,uo
,r,n,,.,1 wan nv ,,,o r,orc-.x,I,,a Of t1mber~
t,.nn m .,x ro,h,,, NJ tho e1vantarsu which
t,,o,r .ha,tnc al t1o, Iu
ur r,ad ~ s,,o,,o,,,rr r. WIN b,. crown
+,r s,rcrs, sne,s. nf as' In n considerable ~
t,,t osti1,o. ~, ,o. rcc,;,,ts fron, 10 ncrc, of
~, aat ]E,.ar;n,,. .,ui,,r.u,, -, 4, vcornt
,,~,,.,,, :. ~ "a ION NJ gc,,,f,cts ~ E,c,n.
IN nst,r,,tnv thn ro,uo NJ ntno and Europcan
~, '',"a.s.I 49, IT,, 5s,,Ja d..
ml'A P'1'l1"'lo'nt NJ 'noFo liam ooonAo 1uI"s
1Su1cs. Prof. McAfec, OF tho Iowa AEr1cnl-
:tural College, good totanist AMI prac-
'ti.,l cu]tivato,,--sara. liking kno ,n trees
.;s n;. ,..-. 11r,
~ go'"o, a'er H'shl"s o'e'y aeuas-
non lor culture ntesess CT investment,
and taSoA, ho finds That The net Profits upon 10
ac1oa Of rcd c,alo, lcncy or ael-lcaycd maple.
red Gin, aud hisl.ory, at l2 yeata cll amount to
S-i'-7 VI f''a" Ps' ac'o FsA ss*A s4SAA lAo"|
above MI oxpensos.
K1NGs OF Tuu roNrsT.
Wa hsye 1,ero,o:ore aaacrtcd. ard cti hold tn
IT.. ho,i,f 49, Win ,,n ~, hlnc1, ro,nut will
ost't' 'N"r ''s'' 49, ~ ,,"N....: nN t"..
give ia'eeF 1e*"t"s tnsn My o'".' 'IuoeA'1
that can 10 planted. 1t Las already driven ma
hogsny out for ozuamcntal ye,foorint.. Anotl,cT
uono,ntiou will .ao t!1s Dobjo timber
~as.,..,,,. x1.a.,,, r,,,,. r,o, =. h, ,,trr f,r
',"'s.... 49, ,s,,;,a ,sn,,r, ~. ,,,,-
anu no x" "n1'U i1e
aud oak. for hu children, will Leave them a no-
hIo hrr;t,oa hettcr than NANNY. Tho rut. Of
t,,osa s' 49,. ,owoxar ] n,ust hn ,,1,ntca ,.r.To
they ara to stand; although sotno OF them may
be tsautpianscd IL caro- bo nscd in frat furs''al-
ing them wtl, flbrouu rooig by frequent trans-
planting in Tho nursery, 1aeso with tic
naples. Tho whito' ,sd' h1""' and black
and tho talip-tree, arc 10 bo kings among troen
for cultivation: Shall ne commence their cn'-
ward? fhoHo who undertake thoir culture 1oon-
est will sdd most to tho 4aluo OF lLeir rrairle-
farms, srM leave to their children q Eure eourco
Of s1sn nsath; md persistent effort. l,ro s..n mails
to introdnce the chestnut into tue Vest for sen-
urA1 cultivation. VIII it Bucecctl7 No! Our
rra'rie.soll ~ not natural to It. This troc is
natural to htgl, rieIgos, with deep. open roll.
plenty Of soil. Then 1t ia ono Of tic most waltz
able Of our sinlber-treea. hntly, and OF quick,
atronE growth. A fe7 might 10 rInotod for ex-
pertinent, but not for taer naoncy-va!us oil tho
prairla.
WHAT 70 ptAsr r1nsr?
Cottonwood xnd w,llovt. Either grows 1,licIs-
ly. anal s:au.ls good deal Of grief. 10th ero,T
from cuttings, ara easI1y cultivated. BOON Hhnlo
tho Eruuud. and quickly make fair frel from thu
thinniuga Of tho plaDta,ions.
l!ant thick. aud THU quic'l: bnt ii you want
upward growth, and for timber ron do,-kccp
tho ground veil shaded. Plant feet npntt b.
tween the rows by 6 inchca IN tho Eows. and
cultivate ~ long az yon ean got hctween tha rows
with Lorso. Whom they crowd cach uthcr, cut
IL. ,
you ret your trees feet apart. Jhon take cut
overy alternate row and then, again 6voty alter
nate trca In the remaining rown. Th,is you hayo
your treas s fees apart, When you act your
plantation 10 yOuz 4roes stand 1B feet
apart, son viii find that you have Gu.
pile OF timber, md hare 2
noble grove lett and. better. ono Tint has rea1ly
cot 2say yon notng bnt has given you ~ E91d
that mnch-ab,lnet1 tree, tie nhfto willow. II yo,,
unu get it. Il nnlcs fair rsia and fair fuel. II
not, plant tho black willow, natise Of tho West.
Cottonwood and willow will give ynu Eood rc-
turna In from to Ii years fhc silver leaf, tho
ash leaf, and tho rcd maple, in from II to 90
years. md ott,cr trees named will follow In gnicls
succession after. Ten acres in over7 100 plante;,
III timber wtll enable yon to raise on
largo cxora OH tho remaining 10 acres al,
tho 100 acres would prcdncs without tho siA nj
timbonif tho planted timber be- in tho rharo Of
belta : rods nilc I'nns Ut ieast along tic ros,l
will feed FROM tho road, "a we'll "a ,he Held auja-
cont.
VITO nounrs TIE VALE.
OF timber for gheltor. .bets mud protection, aosr-
ad.ayB ? Very fow sensible mon, tl,anks to tuo
unasouary.vork doMo by those who wogs onco
called trcc.crazv. bnt Fho nro now found 10
have boen tho oni7 sano people on tlis sltbiect.
Tbo errat tloubla H. ia now co,,ntTy. h,,t
few have tl,a timn and mfan1 tn n,rsea n t7er
planting . hit a hcpinn;nr NAV bc r,sic n nniv
an acre Of cuttings DO at,tck. Wo hopo to sco
tho t,mo nat far distant whon fsrmors viii .ri;o
hold Of Ibis subject In reai dead ca,nest' Il IN
no longer anc1ncrimont. TIN tina n,,,st romc
When ayery prairin. rarnrr vii nn ,nmc1, o~ncct
TO D,ant hh,iter.bolta mi, a ,n,hsr.int ~ ~,
orchard. When tho tiuo doea conn tint ovsrv
fam hng It's quota Of ahntfo a,fl t]mhor ~
aha SEQ ono of no. He most cinrions cn,,rtrv ~
tl,e xnn aver shcnn mon. Mira S.. a",,1
m,1c0 for lin Wiort.-has. IN rcnl,tv l"ft n,
ono thinr for man 10 d. sayn oncninr liz ii,
tarm Th.t ana thir1 IN IT, nionfi,o ~ Ti5hcr .''
r1aSTt,;a % s,Trnrs n ~ .Sn y raErs y ''"'ot''
Long procorsjone Of treo-hoaTi,lg team, aro