The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-05-16
For the Eagle.
Brief Hints on Planting Fruit Trees.
DISTANCE FOR PLANTING

twelve feet. Gooseberries, raspber-
ries, blackberries from three to four
feet.
The following table shows the num-
Der of trees to the acre when planted
as follows:
Thirty feet apart each way. As
Twenty feet apart each way. lo9
Eighteen feet apart each way ......... 1S5
Fifteen feet apart each way ....- 302
Eight feet apart each way .......-.......6 ol
-Four feet apart each way 2l22
Three feet apart each way 4s4O
My plan of planting an orchard is
to plant the trees thirty feet apart,
planting one row of apple trees and
then row of peach trees, alternating
apples and peaches. The advantage OF
planting trees in this way will be
readily seen. The peach trees being
much shorter lived will come to ma
turity and decay before they will in
terfere with the apple trees, besides
protecting them from high winds.
THE SOIL
Should be drained, if not naturally so
and then put in condition good enough
for corn or wheat. Deep planting
will be found advantageous.
PRUNING.
The proper pruning of the tree at
the time Of planting, and regularly
thereafter, is essential to its success.
First, cut off all bruised or broken
limbs with a sharp knife, as clean
cut will heal much sooner than a
bruise.' Next tim II TO four or five
limbs, suitable TO form good top.
and cut each of the side limbs back to
bud five or six inches from the body
of the tree, leaving the leader or CEN
trail limb from eight to twelves inches
long. When there are no side limbs
suitable for this purpose, the tree
should be Invested of all its branches
and headers back to a proper height
to form top.
PLANTING.
Dig hole large enough to admit
all the roots without crowding or
bending them. Then partly fill with
good surface soil, so that the trees
when planted stands at about the same
depth that it did when in the nursery.
Sift and work the soil we'll among the
roots and pack well about the tree.
For tall trees exposed to the winds,
stalking viii be found serviceable.
.Eulching newly-planted trees will be
found beneficial in guarding against
drouth. Cover the ground beyond the
ends-of the roots with coarse manure
or litter. six or eight inches deep. If
the roots have become dry from too
long exposure before planting, place
them in water from twelve to twenty
four hours. Cover the trees entirely
in loole, mellow soil two or three
days before planting. Apple, peach,
pear, cherries and apricots can be
planted any time during the fall or
open winter until late in the spring.
But most Of the vines and plants sue
coed better when planted in early
spring. Rhubarb should be planted
in the fall or very esrly in the spring.
VARIETIES.
Many of the best northern varieties
are found to be of little value in this
latitude. The following varieties
make a good selection and are all suc-
ceeding in our State:
For winter, winesap, janitsn (never
faiD Ben Davis, (New York pippin,
Kentucky red) white winter, pear
mein, willow twig, Missouri pippin,
russet, Kansas keeper, Baldwin.
For fall, maidens blush, rambo, mot
tos, fall wine, Lowell.
For summer, red attraction, red June
summer queen, early harvest, summer
rose, Trenton early, summer buds.
PEAR TREES.
The pear tree requires higher de-
gree of cultivation than the apple or
peach. Dwarf trees should be well
,ut back every season; taking off a
portion of the previous years growth
n such manner as to give the tree a
pyramid shape. The fruit should new
n allowed TO ripen on the tree. 1t
hoald be gathered few days before
maturity and ripen in the house, or il
oses its rich flavor and is tough and
nfrm.
Varieties for this clinate-For sum ,
cer, Clap's favorite, Bartlett, Blood
.ood, Brsndywine, Tyson.
For autumn, Duchess D'Augoulene, /.
sheldon, Seclel, Flemish beauty,
louisa Bonnie and Jersey.
For winter, Lawrence and Vicar.
PEACH TREES.
Peach trees are of easy cult are, but !.
hould be examined two or three time
uring the season, about June or July
nd September, land all grubs removed
rom their roots, the presence of !
Which is nearly always indicated by
he gum oozing from the-trunk near
be ground.
VARIETIES.
For very early, the Amsden's Jnne :
perhaps the best in the world, it ri
ems as early as the goth of =
une, it is rid aromatic, first a little :
rger than Halc's early, its shipping :,
ualities are good. Early Alexander, =
arly Louise, Early Beatrice, Early :
irera, Halo's Early, EARLY York, y
Early, Foster, Smock's -
rec, Heath cling, Lemer cling, Snow \
ing, (the best of the clings.) =
CHERRIES. =,
Sweet cherries are of but little val It
, with us-not worthy of cultiva- VI
on, as the trees in almost every in Oh
ance die before they come into bear Do
g. Sour cherries do well, bearing m
,undant crops of delicious fruit, ST
ming in at a time when fruit is OF
arce. They are particularly valua- in
I'd should be more generally Guilt 10
tied. The Early Richmond, early =,
ay,) English Msrilla, May Duke and
lite Duke seem to succeed better than
y other.
PLUMs.
The finer varieties of plums are of '''
It little value, on account of tho cur
,ulio, or plum weevil, and it be-