The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-12-06
AGEICULrURE.

TRANspLANTINa TREhs.-Treas from
nursuries or from the forest may be
safely taken up at any time aftergrow-
Ing season 10 over In tho fall and be-
fore the swelling Of tho buds In the
spring. With trees that drop their
leaves early In autumn 1t is better to take
them up In autumn. If some leaves
arc still green OH any tree about to be
transplanted they ought to be stripped
shrlvel by exhaling moisture that can
not be supplied by tho roots after they
arc taken from the soil. AS to fall or
spring setting, 1t must depend some
what on circumstances. Tender Sci0ns,
such as tho peach, apricot, ctc., do best
when set III spring, unless In places
where thewinters are verydry and mild.
Again, In any event trees should not
be set in autumn In Il place likely to be-
como filled with water and attcrwaru
frozen. In fact, 1t may not be out of
place to discourage tho setting of an
orchard On such soil at any time until
1t Is drained. Hardy trees should be
sot In tho fall when practicable, it be-
Ing generally admitted that they do bet
ter by 1t as they get an carrier start in
the spring. Trees four To 1--WE feet in
height are best for setting ordinary or
chards. The soil should DC well pre-
pared and drained. The plowirg should
DO such "a TO insure deep bed for the
roots. Tho treo should be removed
with rs little mui iilutiOn Of the roots ~
possible and all bruised limbs and roots
cut off. Tho head should always bo
shortened in boforo the buds swoll, In
dry-weathcr plnnting, lmmerso tho
roots In mud just thick enough to ad-
hero to them. The roots should be
we'll spread in the whola ond tho fine
Garth filled In carefully about them.
Plant only as deep us the tree stool in
Its former situation. When the top is
heavy, drive stake nnd Ito the tree to
1t with soft string. If tho roots OF Il
tree become frozen IN removing, and is
planted before thawing, it will not be
Injured. Nostrong, unc0mp0Sted man-
urc should be put in contact with the
roots. A compact mound ono foot high
oround tho trco will pr otect it ii ON mice
In wtiltor, but musb Dc removed in the
spring. Young trees do not do well
when set IN grass lands. They do bet
ter when set in land cultivated in pu-
tatoos, turnips, bccts or hoed crops.
While tho troc Is young constant and
clean cultivation Is necessary, and to
get good crops of peaches and plums
constant cultivation is required. In
putting out an orchard the numbering
should begin at tixcd corner and pro-
ce'd In regular order. Zach tree
should have Il number on the plan, and
the number should be n guide to the
kind Of fruit it was set Tor. = How
sufficient space between rows for The
tree to attain its full growth without
crowding Its neighbor. On strong soil
tho space required will be greater than
OIL thin soil. rhis must be- II matter OF
Judgment. Some trees spread, while
others that grow conc-shapcd will lc-
qulre less space. Thirty-thrcc feet is
tho usual distance tor apple trees.
Standard pears should have twenty to
twenty-five feet: dwnrfS, twelve feet.
Twenty fcot will ito for peaches where
they arc allowed 10 grow naturally,
b It If shortened in less space will do
Cherries should have twenty feet, cx-
cept the dwarf and tho Dukn kinds
Plums. standards, require fifteen feet.
Forty feet apart, tw"nty-Srvcn trees
will plant an aero: thirty-thrco feet, ,
forty trees; twenty live icrt, siXty-nine
trees; twenty feet, one hundred and
eight trees; iiftoen feet, ono hundred
AMI nincty-three trees.