The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-09-27

Twonty-thrcc years AGO others with
myself planted many black loetsts in
this and the county east Of u, which
grew rapidly AMI made fine shade in
1--we years; then the borcrs began to
work, and, in spite OF cutting out, prob
ing. etc, they died. ! have not heard
VI any being planted Of late years, and
don't remember u living black locust in
the county. Many are putting ont soft
m%aplc,which makes n beautiful shade
in five years; but the wood il good for
little else but shade and fuel. and l
have seen them hcrc covered with "A
filthy worm which made things rather
Disgusting near dwellings,. Fourteen
gears ago, scicnty-liye miles south of
this. ! told tho boys in my ncighbor-
hood ! would pay onc dollar per bushel
for black walnuts in the fall: got all |
wanted, which | laid on tho ground
~ enough to the house to have an
cyc on the rats, mice and twO-legged
nut crackers; covered them first with
two inches Of leaves and ptairic-ha nv.
then three inches Of soil on top OF that;
hey mist be kept moist aud must
/ freeze, aud thr above covering prevents
dry ing ont and Is not enough TO prevent
freezing several times through the win.
ter. planted l,lO0 nuts three inches
deep, four feet apart each way, In well.
prepared corn-g ound.
In the same way ! put In some one-
ycar-old osagr orange plants. some cot
tonSood aud Lombardy poplars (Which
grow readily from cuttings); put cut.
;ings In ground seven inches. mako
them fourteen or sixteen inches long.
| cultivated the whole three times tho
first year. inst MS | did my corn; nearly
all grow and were doing well last time
! saw them. Lombatdy poplars looS
stately, but cant be- called u use al tree
for Kansas, while cottonwood become.
p nuisance from tho scattering and
sprouiiug OF the seed on plowcd ground.
! have settled down on black walnut
aud Usage orange rs the dollar-and
cent trees for the east half OF Knnsa,
know nothing from actual persona
experience Of the west halo. Northwcs
Missouri (havc lived therul and prob.
ably tho east half of Nebraska. pro
fer them. first. because thrifty ant
nothing hurts either Of them; second
seed Is cheap aud readily got, and
lastly, because remarkably good wnol
for all mechanical purposes. and fuel
too. Leaving the addition to beauty q
a farm ont Of the question; leaving N,
wind-brak or protection to both mai
and beast out OF the count also In M,
opinion, nothing will pay awlde.awak
man or woman on the Kansas, No
braska or Missouri prnirics (aboyc
mcutioncdl rs well as forty acres O
walnuts aud Usage orange. put in well
prepared ground and well cared for.
And - IN investment, In proportion
, 10 tine number put In 81 will the prof.
BE-. II | could not put In forty acre
would begin with 500 nuts and 80
Usage plants. repeating the dose ever
spring, or trobling Il II / could afford 4
and right here, stick two pins. Don
stick either black walnuis or osag
plants into n l5xlj inch hole in III
, prairie and then abuse the State Of Kan
/, sas and inc In particular because tn
, prairie grass got away with them;
will DO u every iim6 they won't gro,
/ and he thrifty, although They mas lea
/, n sort II kidney complaint life | ca
not find language strong enough to In
: press on the forest ttec grower on tn
I, prairie the importance Of Wcll-rrcparr
! ground anil thorough culture " the.
two things are well done | am ccrtai
that many thousands Of trocs that bah
1 TO death when the terrible dry. no
xindy DAYS set In would live to gladd,
abe heart and please the eve Of u
planter or owner md encourage othe
y to plant. In place Of the poor shri 81,
n trees. warning I'll who SEQ them IN ave
A forest tree planting OF the prairie.
hHHsff Tor. n. L. Tribune.