The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1885-05-07
Agricultural.


Mcsi beginners arc iuclincd 10 vet Too
many trees upoa . given surface. Thre
rods apart each vsy locks like long dis
lance between the ,iny shoots. but Il wili
rot appear too much when the trees arr
fall gro~n II IL much better 10 select
such Geld ior the site 81 the orchard as
can be cultivated. snd the land shoald he
under cultivation for al less, one year be
fore setting the trees Apple trees -four
lsh best on high land. and some very
thrifty orchards may bc found 10 New
England upon rocky hillsidss ~bsre cult
walton Is impossible, but the soil !. fertile
aud moderately moist. TIE holes 10 which
the trees sre TO lie sst should be dug about
four feet 10 diameter aud not less than one
foot ia depth. II Il is swsrd land. take
on the sods about two inches in thickness
and place them 10 pile BY themselves.
Then lake about four inches Of the soil
merit The surface and place u Ia another
pile BY itself. putting the remaining six or
eight inches 10 third pile. Select the
tree and with . sharp knife cut OF the
ends Of al large roots which are bruised.
Place the trsss 10 tho hole 90 % 10 see
where tho body gill stand. then remove il
and directly under the spot to be occupied
BY the trunk Of the tree make cone like
mound, using for this purpose tho surface
soil. pressing Il down closely aud having
il Of sufficient size and height to III the
cup like space under tho body OF the tree
formed by the roots. so that every fiber
may come In contact with the earth. After
carefully placing the tree upon the mound
pack the surface soil from pile number two
carefully round the tree with the hands.
Running The fingers among and straighten-
ing the little nbrcus roots with the adj
ton Of each layer Of soil. 90 that they will
be in about the same position. reaching
out 10 eli directions. ss when the tree stood
in the nursery. Next invert The sods and
place them around the edges 1t the bot
tom Of the hole and tread them in closely,
then Ill 10 with the bottom layer Of tho
soil. tresding it in u solid IS possible. II
care is used to keep the rootletts straight.
ened with the fingers, and the surface soil
packed so closely around them that ii will
not settle away. thus depriving them Of
nourishment, every thrifty healthy tree
can reasonably be counted upon to live and
make rapid growth during the summer.
provided too many branches are not left
upon it, BY pruning the top closely at
the time OF setting its chances OF living are
increased and much more vigorous
growth insured. When setting trees from
four to seven feet in height, as they gen
orally come from the nursery, some make
a practice Of cutting off all except the
three topmost twigs and shortening them
back to about six inches in length, cutting
the twigs just above q bud on the outside
of the branch, which will have q tendency
10 cause the branches to spread and form
IN open top as the tree increases in size.
Should the weather DO dry after setting
zach tree should receive one or two pail.
uls Of water every evening Care should
30 used in applying it not TO wash the
'arth away from the roots near the trunk
u the tree. - Boston Cuhiratm,