Omaha daily bee., 1884-04-03

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plaster Immediately after cutting. With a
good kind and quality of potatoes for seed
there need be very little trouble in get
ting from two to three hundred bushels
to the acre on an average piece of west
ern sod land. We cover with seven inch
turning pillow and run the harrow over
just as the stalk is ready to break
through. After that the process is sim
pie. In st. Louis county, where large
quantities are grown for market, the
usual method is, at first blowing turn the
earth from the row; second, use a double
shovel; and, third, turn the dirt up to
the row.-[St. Louis Agricultural.
Fruit Culture in Nebraska.
Henry Frahm, an experienced fruit
grower of Washington county, writes to
the Blair Pilot:
Level ground is the best for orchards,
because it will h1ld moisture better than
rolling land; but the surface has to have
elevation enough for the necessary drain
age of the surplus water. Fruit trees
need a great deal of moisture when they
bear fruit. Orchards located on billy or
high ground are more exposed to storms,
and heavy rains will, more or less every
time, carry off a good deal of the best and
richest ground necessary for the nourish-
ment of the trees. The surface of ground
on hilly or rolling land should be plowed
up in ridges high enough to hold back
the rain and snow water. If you should
have very hilly land, select a side hill
facing north and east, but never one that
is facing west. Ground well cultivated
is better than new ground. 1t should be
plowed in the fall beforeplauting as deep
as possible. and left in ridges if on a side
hill. After blowing mark the land off,
81 feet one way and "a feet crossways;
this is about the best distance for trees
to stand apart when they get to bearing.
After this make your holes three.fourths
of a foot square, and sufficiently deep;
leave the loose dirt on the south side of
the holes and draw a furrow 80 the snow
the holes. This will give the ground
plenty of nourishing moisture; very i'm
portant for the growth of young trees.
WHERE AND OF WHOM TO BUY.
Buy only trees from responsible men;
men who are known to be honest and
trustworthy, or buy direct from eastern
orchard-men, we'll recommended, but still
better, if possible, buy of a home or
chard nearest you, and select the best
and healthlest trees, not over three years
old.
MGR gnRTg on AppIEs
Here in Washington county the follow.
ing apples will prosper best: For sum
mer use take Early Harvest, trenton
Early, Duchess OF Oldenburg, but dom,
planJ many of them because they DOM
keep. For fall use plant Snow OF
Fameuse, Bailey's Sweet, and for winter
use plant Winesap, Ben Davis, Janet
and Jonathan. These sorts are doing
very well on our soil and bear fruit soon.
The Northern Spy is a first-rate winter
apple, if not the best one of all, but il
takes twenty years before they bear. Ii
is better to plant only a few sorts than
to have 80 many of doubtful merit.
HOW TO PLANT TREES.
Spring is the best time for setting out
fruit trees = early spring. A good Tree,
that is. one sure to grow, must have
plenty of roots in proportion to the crown
or branches. Spread the roots we'll apart
when setting and put fine ground around
them; use water if the ground is dry and
see that the trees have a natural standing
in the ground, on level ground not deeper
than they had in the orchard, but on hiliy
or rolling ground about two inches deep.
or. Have every tree about 20 degrees
toward the south, to give them a bracine
position against the dry south winds
leave the ground next to the trees Level
or a little the lowest to give them all
possible rain-water falling near them.
Straw mulching is very good, but it hin.
ders greatly the cultivating the ground
through the summer.
HOW TO TREAT TREES AFTERwARp.
The first season plant potatoes, beans
pumpkins, etc, on ground between tn,
trees and keep all weeds out. The sec
end season cultivate the ground well til
July and then SOW buck wheat. Thi
will keep the weeds out and ripen tn,
trees against early frost. When the tree
begin to blossom the fourth or fifth yea
after planting put in clover, and in tn,
end any kind of tame grass.
PROTECTION.
Orchards ought TO have protection
, against storms; but cottonwood tree
should never be planted near them
Windbreaks are needed, north, soutl
and west.
1t is useless to plant an orchard if liy,
! stock is not kept out of it by putting VI