Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1876-11-25
FARM AID HOUSEHOLD.
Plant Fruit Trees.

At the north, fail and spring setting
on, offruit irresis "f en cnnlra ted and
discussed There The hard frrrzrs RE-
uIrutiv "l;fI," Or loosen up the roots
"f newly planted trees, with little
bold upon the soil hence the spring
planting is most approved hv north
ern writer's, bat AT the south the 90 u
dirinns are entirely different, and
willis spring planted trees do very
well. fail planted d." much better. No
vembnr aud Drceu.ber are our best
months for this wuIk. The sub-"ll
is not then water s"gged ~ il usually
| il in spring. and eau be- dug or pi"w-
+ -d at almost anv line without irjurv.
In spring one has often to wait weeks
/ b-fre be ground i, in good order To
plant Again, if trees are planted IN
I the months named. the winter rains
will ,-lil. th,. dir, around the roots,
I'LL uD auv interslice, that have been
left. and pnt the:" in . r"si favorable
condition for absorbing food and n'pS-
ture from the soil Another. and
most excellent, argument f"r fail
pan.iny iS, hat in our mild climate,
slrhnngh trees appear To he Ut re-s
during rhe winter, they sre not wholly
81. and a tree set cut in Move Der
and December will throw ou, quite
number Of new roots between that
tine and spring-,huS restoring in a
measure the lost balance bet tween
branches and roots, consequent upon
careless taking nip. On account OF
this lost "balance,' experienced fruit
growers always urge severe "hrading
ia" "f eli trees. aS they are pu' out.
or before The spring growth begins
If possible, thrr" should he all excess
uf roots over head
Give good distance to trees apples
2O,o % feet each way peaches 10 10
20 feet; pears (~tandard). l5 I" 90
feet; dwarf 'rre- 10 feet IL the la ri
will permit. plant in cheek and il is
we'll 10 have the r"ws in one direction.
northeast vr southeast, that the trees
NAV shade each "th"is trunks from
III" aft.rnpnn -un. The 'bn'rs" may
br prepared hy making trenches with
large inrn pl"w-, throwing ihe dirt
uur nn both sides, aS in bedding land,
,hrn cross the FIRST trenches with an.
other sci. pluwrd in the same manner
and at their intersections place the
tees. AT each check make n little
muund and place the tree upon il
with lis ruors slnping little down.
ward. along The sides uf this mound
and, if pracicasr on all its sides
and M, crowded togrIhrr, even il
they originally grew in that manner.
Then siit "n tine earth equally on
every side. ard ~ soon a the roots
are covered from view. gently press
the earth Ia ,hem-afrer that fill up
trenches with the plow. leaving The
trees. ~ il " ere, on "a he'd 80 that the
water NAV not collect around then'
ON the surface. IL ,he laud is poor,
it is well To apply lulle manure.
The best is mixture 1T wmdS earth
(ur a similar materially with ashes.
As soon a. enough dirt has heen put
over the roots to hide them entirely
from view. scatter little of the mix.
lure over The rnois and beyond their
eyirenilies-,ben another layer ol
earth, followed by snuIe uf the "anure
again. aud 80, until all the holes are
filled As soon a. The trees ar" sci
out, make thin gr"ut Of eqnal parts
ufrav and blood and smear The trunk
~ high up rs rabbit can r-ach. One
application, it ii gels dr., before ram
cuu,r- wi,pro'ect the trees all winter.
As to varieties, one must diligently
find out those that succeed best III
his inrui-diat- lncali'v. A 'ruii whicr
is superi n in one place may he inferior
in another. ALWAYS obtain trees ir"'n
nurServmen of character aud repula
,iun-and a. u rule. give prr!errnc,
To one year old trees they are cheap
er. and will, in The end. ovrrtake and
surpass older ones.
The point which however. need.
more pressing h"mr han any other,
is the subsequent culiivalipn OF the
= orchard The hes, Gf trees. set "u'
: in the rerv best manrer. will fail I
: the land is not cultivated. Plan
i yonr orchard in cotton and pi"w am
: he the trees every line the cotton L.
r wurk-d-making only this difference
u 10 breaking up the land for cotton
Z run the piow shallow near The trees
that their roots he not cut. Let lh'
T. heads b. gin 10 form low. say two "l
II three feet from the ground Tor stand
= ards, one fnot for dwarfS. and prun'
% only enough to keep hem in regula
l. form. Break of sprouts below tn
y head "a fast aS They apprar, aud eac
y successive year there will he less dis
l. position for lhem To grow.
Is Where peach trees have been bill
J" ell up to keep ou, the b"rrr, ren"r
~ now The earth from around their Gu
lars, that the bark taay hrrden We
down tn the level of the ground. Gu
out any borrrs present and. in earl
- spring bill up again.
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