The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-03-30
fnr the farmer.
FOREST TREE PLANTING.

The AmericaM Agricultarisf says: In advocating
the planting of forest trees, are at once ,%is
by the question, "What shall plant = III III III
article, which in the crowded state OF ~ S most
umns must be brief, we give list o. nnumer-
desirable trees We do not propose - lint
ate ali tbat NOV I've nIanted to advantage, p"s
those which will yield the most P;dnnus trees
and indirect retEr rms. First, as - IN Autumn in
those which drop their lea' fS ona settles in a
distinction from eS iiaJs trees which will give
P aite Io "a 6revOod in the quickest possible
time and these are soonest a IL. =;
Iovrs and nopIars One advantage VI tneSe 10
lows anu Po ltPi row readily from cuttings How
lnae b;te Willow may be over-pralsed, 1t is
49, yaInabIe tree; IN the absence OF TINS ITS
aamow variety. the golden willow, may be used.
AslloM NAV be said of the poplar, best known
lhesss,nnvood and the white poplar abele
FASHIONABLE in cultivated grounds on account
OFsnckers is also valuable. The willow affords
a betfer fuel than the others, and straight poles,
b;cb nav be used as fence rails. A belt of Ell
,bsr will nav as a wind break alone, and protect
forest trees as well as orchards. IOmbartly pop-
ior often commended, is liable to lie killed by
borers by the time it gets large enough to be
useful No trees will give useful wood and good
fuel so quickly as the naples. Unfortunately,
two are called soft maple: A Ger rubrum and A
dasycarpum; to avoid confusion the name soft
should be dropped, and the trees called red and
silver naples. While the last named is a most
valuable tree for the planter the other is of lit
tie use but for ornament. Those who as soft
maple get the red will be disappointed The
silver maple ripens its seed in June, and they
must be sown then. 1t has grown in seven years
from the seed large enough to make three ten
feet rails to the tree its wood is useful for in
side work, and the fuel is excellent. Next in
value is the ash-leaved maple OF box elder NE
gundO acerOides); it naturally spreads widely,
but when planted close grows straight; its sap
affords sugar, and its wood is similar in value TO
the other. Both are valuable as first crop trees,
TO be removed when slower ones come on. The
sugar maple is of much slower growth, especial
ly when Young; it will do well rocky hill
sides as well as on rich prairies. The value of
its sugar is well known, and a fuel it is infe-
rior only to hickory.
Honey locust, or three thorned acacia, is a
quick grower, and gives valuable timber and
fuel.
The ash, both the white (Fraxinus Americana)
and black IF. sambucifolia), stands first among
the trees producing hard and valuable timber
for rapidity of growth. In ten or twelve years |
from the seed these, when planted close, produce
straight trunks of sufficient size (eght inches in |
diameter and twenty-five or thirty feet high) for
any of the many uses for which ash timber is |
needed on the farm. few acres in ash will pay |
better than most farm crops.
Chestnut is another quick growing tree and |
some claim that it will give more wood in Civ
en- time than any other. 1t has a great merit of |
sending up shoots from the stump after it is cut
and the plantation is thus continued. The wood |
is Of little worth for fuel but it is very durable
and much used for ornamental work. The nuts |
are always i'll demand at a good rate.
European larch is one of the most valuable of |
timber trees; it grows rapidly, and produces
wood that is practically indestructibIe Sniff
Gent on this for the present was said last month
Among the slower growers, to be planted with
the quick growing ones, and ready to occupy the
space when those are removed, are:
Black walnut, with wood ALWAYS in demand
though the fruit is of little value
Hickory, or shellbark, stands first as a fuel.
and its wood is valuable, while its nuts ALWAYS |
sell well. The pignut hickory has harder wood.
but the nuts are worthless. Another hickory is
the pecan nut, the wood of which is less valuable
than the others, but the fruit brings a higher
price. 1t is best suited to southern localities.
Oaks should not be forgotten. All grow much
better II protected by other trees when young
The white, burr overcup, post and yellow |
chestnut oaks are the most desirable.
The Locust-NOtwithstandi the ravages of
the borers, this tree is too valuable to be given
up. 1t will grow well on land too poor for other
valuable trees, and when planted in groves MANY |
trees escape the attacks of insects 6
Ailanthus grows rapidly, makes useful timber c
and good fuel. The Odor at Towering time has '
created prejudice against it. This lasts but a g
short time and is OF no consequence at distance
from the house. 1t is a very useful tree. U
The cyprus, or deciduOus cypress (Taxodium j
is hardy at New York City; its tim |
Der is most durable and young trees NAV be (
prottably grown for grapes and other stakes; d
ETC., while the wood for shingles and other uses
Is most valuable.
Usage orange grows with moderate rapidity q
especially in the warmer parts of the country | +
Its wood is valued for wagon building, and for | 8
posts and railroad ties it is almost ndestructible
But little space is left for the enumeration of I"
svergreens of value, for the usefulness in their
timber, their cheerfulness in Winter, and espe- q
Tally for the fact that as wind breaks they are 10
Is effective in Winter as in Summer They are Il
ess planted than they would be were there not | L
general idea that they are difficult to manage. d.
We shall show, in future article, how they |
nay be handled without loss. For general util- | -
ty we place first the white pine (Pinus Strobus) X
native which is always beautiful, grows with 10
ar rapidlty, and its wood is more generally use ny
al than that of any other tree. The sup al
ly is annually diminishing, while the price is y
1creasing. The next most desirable species of | "
inc for the planter is the Scotch pine (Pinus fr
yiyestrls). This makes itself quite at home in re
MS country, and adapts itself in a great variety W
soil. Its wood is about as valuable as that of m
be white pine.
Norway spruce (Abias excesis), is the most
generally planted in this country. 1t is one of III
ne pest Tor screens, as 1t is hardy and suited to
early all situations; its wood in Europe oecu- '"
les the same place that white pine does in this
Arbor-yltSe (Thuge ocedentalis), is a native lie
pecles, also valued for screens; it is more dense
han the Norway spruce, and it is of rather slow
rowth. The wood, incorrectly called white &C. , .
ar, is durable. bl
Red cedar was once highly praised as a desira- al
lie evergreen, but its popularity has wanetl and
is at present justly regarded as inferior to | !,
lose we have named. The catalogue offers a r n
ng list of evergreens, but We have included ~
IRE only those that are hardy and useful How ~ ="
get The trees, by raising from seed or buying -,
nd manner of planting, will be given in other III
ticles, -