Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-02-06

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nure it 80 highly, that their average yield
shall not fall below 80 bushels to the
acre.-Rural New Yorker.
How to Plant Tree Claims,
At the solicitation Of some of my
friends, who know Of my experience in
handling forest trees, I have been in
duced to give few practical IDEAS as
to the way tree claims ought to be
planted. Most planters upon entering
their claims have not the remotest idea
of what kind of trees they ought to
plant or how they had best set to work
to perform the operation of planting to
the best advantage. This article may
be the means of helping some one to a
proper and practical solution of what
to them has been quite problem, and
if SO J. will be glad.
The lew requires that ten acres on
each quarter section must be set with
trees, and the distance is to be four by
four feet apart. This makes the num-
Der of trees necessary to each claim
amount to $4,000. or 2,700 to each
acre. The land should be broken up
ct least one year before the time
the trees aro to 10 set out, and il
two years before, and "a crop taken of,
it would be much better for the trees
aud greatly lessen the labor of both
planting and culture. After the ground
is all freshly ploughea in the spring, it
should be marked of with four-line
marker, each running to be exactly
four feet from the other. These marks
should be run as straight and carefully
as though they were for corn, and must
be run both ways. Then take turn
plough will make furrow in exact line
with the mark, having the land side
next to il, as guide for the trees to be
set by. In these burrows the roots OF
the trees are to be set, one being placed
opposite each cross mark made by the
marker when it went across the field.
Two men, or one man anu q boy, is all
the help necessary to set out tree
claim after the ground is all prepared
and the burrows made. Set tree up
straight. with it's roots in the bottom Of
the furrow, which would make it about
right depth land have a man with clean
bright spade, SO it will scour
easily, throw on dirt enough to
cover the roots; hold the tree
in it's place while you pack the earth
above them by stepping on with both
feet. Then pass along to the next
mark and set tree there, and III the
same manner the whole field can be
planted both easily and eapeditiously.
The next operation. aftera4here are a
number Of rows planted, Is to run over
the rows with a two~hcrse cultivation
and fill in the burrows, or if no c1lltiva-
tor is ut hand, take double-shovel
plough and one horse, turning back the
loose earth thrown out by the big
plough: or, being careful not to throw
too strong furrow against the trees,
the big plough can be used for filing
up.
It will be necessary, after the burrows
IRE filled in around the trees, to go over
the rows end tramp around each tree
again and straighten it up if the dirt
knocked it over This constitutes the
planting, and then comes the culture,
which should be begun early; in fact,
the c1ltivator ought to be run over the
rows soon after planting so as to fill in
some loose earth around the trees and
over the hard packed surface about their
stems.
a few words more as to how best to
care for the trees between the interval
Of their arrival and the time all are set,
and how to keep them from starting out
leaves before you get time to plant all Of
them, will close this article.
Unpack the trees on arrival, loosen
them out of the branches and dig O.
trench to bury the roots in. Pack the
earth solidly over the trenched roots,
the tops having meanwhile been laid
nearly fiat to the surface. If you fear
they will start leaves too soon for you,
throw few inches of loose earth over
the tops, which will keep the buds back
and do 40 injury for a week or SO until
you can get them planted. Give the
trees good culture and they will grow
and dc we'll, provided they are careful
ly handled. In planting keep each kind
separate, and before they are taken out
to the field wet the roots thoroughly
and keep them out of the sun and wind
as much as possible.
The planting of these trees should
not be solely for the purpose of getting
title to quarter section of good land
| but should be made with view to flu.
ture value and usefulness; therefore
| good kind of trees should be planted land
! the ground not taken up with inferior
stock Silver NAPLES, ash, box elder,
or ash leaf maple, hardy catalpa, black
| walnut, and American white elm are all
| good kinds. and are transplanted so cas-
lily and successfully that they are adapt
ed to all parts of the country, and this
fact greatly aids the successful planting
of tree claims. The above sorts are all
rapid growers. The black walnut il
an especially valuable tree, and there
! should be liberal lot of this noble
species on every claim and every farm
Charles S. Rowley in Rural World
Good ways to Cook Cabbage.
After it is shaved ready for cooking
put it in kettle with a little water
let it boil a few minutes: season wei
with salt and pepper, adding more wa
ter from time to time as necessary
! When done very tender, it may b,
finished up in any of the three follow"