The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1879-09-25
Fuel for the Prairies of the West.

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/ A territory larger than New York and
Pennsylvania, including part Of Mis-
souri,, Kansas, Colorado, Indian Terri
tory and Northwestern Texas, is practi-
cally tieeiess, as far as fuel for the future !
owners of the many fertile quarter-sec-
tons is concerned With some 10 years
elose observation over much of the ter
ritory, / make, a few suggestions to those
contemplating settling on the plains.
First, for fuel, each oceupier OF "a
g claim 7 (quarter- -section should plant,
say, half bushel Of peach seeds as soon
.as possible They should have lain out
of doors or, been buried the previous
winter, or they win be year coming
up. Plow,l in Mssi years breaking, fur
rows eight feet apart, then drop seeds
every four feet and turn under, and plant
corn in alternate rows. Carefully cub
/ tivate two or. three, Years, and then they
. will care for themselves. But ii the
seedlings fre'iput eight feet each way,
fand, bndded with, very choice varieties
very low down, SO that the bud may take
root below the ridge made by ploughing,
Pa big pay will be, secured for few min; min
tlutes' work, as fine Crawford Early or
Hin Home Chief a(Dois naichebetter for
Fthe pigs, OF childrens-salnd an kansan kfal lsa
should keep both on hand-than the
7 little sour Seedlings that cost nothing,
kand aregdeaE at that. Any man intelli-
gent enough to be a pioneer, can learn
to bud in ten minutes, and by practice
can bud 200 tq bQo, o(,l,da9y day during nllg Jun June
July or August.
I In the first sfiveaeres one should plant,
k32 feet each way, in, place Of peach
trees, his future apple and pear or cherry
orehartl.8 The peach trees protect
against wind and sun. till the Others get
a Start. Dont't trim d peach tree or
I transplant one. At the end of FIVE years,
cut them at the ground in February and
cover the stulnps with earth. You have
! in each tree a day Is fire for a stoye-in the
coldest- weather, and by fall you will
i have 4 fine growth that in three years
\ will sduplieateg fthe first timber crop.
1 when they should be grubbed out of the
4 apple orchard, which viii then be able
j toitakeiem.e of itsefa 1.-The fuel grove
can be cut every three years, or, by cut
4 ting one-third each winter, 1t will last
j an unknown tperiod. Dry peach wood
is,as good as corn, fol-. fuel, and the fruit m
is very good for pigs and children =
For the first two or three years the
borers will be troublesome in the apple
! trees. Travelling tree peddfers viii sell
|, voua recipe fors$ IS thatwill give good sat
: isfaction land will kill both, the insect and
thu, tree, likely. A wash made Of wood
ashes and water, put on in june, July
and August, each month, will kill the
. larvae and help the tree. The same wash
applied to- your peach trees will save
yeu trouble.r,a,z l.zs.7 e,f. sa.s a.5
, For 15en permanent rri timber, the bois Dare,
OF common Osagelorangehedge plant, l.
the best timber for all purposes south OF
40o. A ten or fifteen-acre lot set ~ feet
each way with orange, pecan, black wax
! nut, ash and maple, surrounded by by 9
belt, so feet wide, of cottonWoods feet
apart, will In a few years be very con.
yhnient and valuable The scatalpa m ape
, coffee bean are of quick growth aflt af
5 ford valuable timber, but sprout wher
E ever root is cut so badly that they are
7 Objectionable. All nut-bea1ing trees, a:
: the pecan, walnut, OAK, hickory or chest
!, 1ii1t, should be planted where they are tt
: grow, as theeutting OF the tap'-rpsot ruin 7l q
i the tree. Timber. culture means jus
/ what corn q culture DIneans jjuaicioll
G work and plenty Of it, Peach trees ar
: the cheapest and best for fuel, but man.
q raise cptfbnwoods because they y5havein,
kmisgiyings about cutting them down, q
S they haze with regard to a fine fruitin:
@ peach Apple trees need the. protectiog9
i of aagyoNe until four or five Years ar old
+ when they will take, care Of themselve
9 and bearvef.y superior fruit The lboi
: td'arc Usage orange grows. rapidly
o works like oak timber and viii last liz
) black locust Pecan,s walnut. eak an
e tchestnut grow slowly at. first, but whe u
ii about FIVE years old, grow as fast as an
tree. : Maple does wen, butts not vah's
1ble fortimber. Lombardy poplar 81 grow
very fast and is about as good as cottor
wood for fuel Judge Wattofs, NTH III
raj NeW Yorker. .ba4t 14g+ agad