The Red Cloud chief., 1882-10-27
The Forest BABY.

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There are '.bahes in the woods"
which are both beautiful and of value Ia
those who are seeking the best invest
ment Of time and money in transplant
ng trees.
Autumn is better than spring time
for the usual methods Of tran,planting.
bit we have found n more excellent
way than either OF these times affords.
All through the woods. and under the
trees On the cdyes Of the forests and
nlcny the road -side. little forest babies.
or seedlings. are sprinsing up. They are
cos'cd away under Tarcnt elm and
naples. linden and ash trees. ANY
rainy day from the first Of June till on
into September Is n good time tn select
these sylvan seedlings, and set them
where you wish them permanently To
stand. Take An ash pan and \ trans
planting trowel. with an old newspaper
or two in vour pocket. out under some
hard maple 81 exceptionally tine form
and size: one il NAV be which has been
admired for its beauty. You pick out
"a many rs YOU want of that kind
Take up plenty Of earth with each. and
wrap enough paper around the earth TO
keep il in place. The heads OF the ma
PIE forest babies arr from two to four
inches high. aud peep cunningiy out OF
their nest in the ash-pan- They are put
snuylv in among their cousins OF other
desired varieties. and in an hour or less
YOU return with = score Or or precious
prizes. 1t may b. well To set each one
in the ground. with the paper still
around the roots and earth. The paper
unless there is more OF IL than -
ncces .ary-will do no harm II lett on.
aud taking il of might displace the soil
| around the tiny ro,tlcts. We want of
course /, remove the forest baby from
its old home to its new one. without It's
knowing it has been moved. Thus
with the expenditure Of less time and
money than Is needed to transplant n
tree ten feet high, twenty or more are
set. In ten yeaTs. the two-ineh forest
| baby will be larger than its neigh''or
which Was ten or Twelve feet tall. and
set. il may be. some weeks or months
earlier. The bah. during the lie of
both. will outgrow the other. IL VIII
also continue u grow long after the
| other has reached maturity: rs II never
had one hundredth part the root dis
turbance which has been suffered by
the other.
No more skill or work than is needed
! to transplant caheages is required ior
this treatment oI forest babies.
A large proportion Of the trees usual
IL transplanted. except by those consid.
erably skilled in such work. fail 70
grow. Therefore those unsk'Ilci sell
dom even ;ry. This method when II
becomes known will largely multiply
| the number Ut those who engage in
transp!anting as well n increase the re
suits of . given moun OF work pei
capita in this department OF silvacult-
ure
Those engaged in the good work oi
inaugursting tree planting days in the
several States may perhaps do well 10
consider these suggestions.
A few hour judiciously spcnt in this
kind Of :" baby farming may. . dozen
years thereafter. thus transform some
previously nsightly home in town or
in country into one worth several hun.
| dred dollars more than il would other
wise have been worth. All this simply
by identifying it and so adding 10 its
actual salahle value. Less than one
dollars worth Of time rainy days may
have been the only investment required
| to secure tbs result.-Gca May P5rcH.
Chairman Amerlcan Institute Forest
| CommiYce.