The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-10-22

oro % 10 This work - Autumn
Beyond question the early portion q
The spring Is the best time for trans
planting nearly all kinds Of fruit. ornar
mental and timber trees Their vital
ity Is then strong. and they are In the
best condition to recover. from the In
juries caused by being dug up. trans
ported considerable distance and
placed in : new position. As the sap
begins 70 circulate In the early spring
the wounds inflicted while digging up
the roots and pruning tho branches
soon heal. Leaves appear In sh0re
time, and they shade the trunk and
branches. keeping the bark moist and
soft. The old roots extend IN length
early In the spring, and new ones stars
out in all directions, which seem TO
make the trees stand firm In the places
where they are planted. The soil In
early spring, unless the season u un-
usually wet and backward. Is In the
best condition for working. IL can be
readily packed about the roots, 90 ~
| to make the newly-set trees stand firm.
Rains are frequent in early spring. and
they wash the soil about the roots,
where il is needed. They also supply
abundant moisture, which insures :
speedy growth. A gradual increase OF
| tenn perature, such as occurs In spring.
| is very favorable to recently-set trees Of
| all kinds.
While early spring Is in all respects
| the most favorable time for transplant-
| ing trees, many causes prevent doing
| the work at this season in the North
western States and Territories. The
| time for doing spring work in the fields
| Is very short at best All the small
grains must be sown IS early as tho
state Of the soil will admit Of working
in order TO insure . good crop. The
delay OF few days in sowing wheat
oats, rye or barley will ordinarily
cause : large reduction in the yield.
Wet weather ordinarily greatly re-
duces the time in which the seeder.
drill and harrow can be used In the
grain-felds. As soon as the grain crops
are put in il IL necessary to prepare land
for corn and potatoes. BY the time these
crops are planted trees have leaved
out to such an extent that they arc
liable to suffer IL they are removed.
Besides the preparation Of land for an
nual crops, the planting and sowing
there are MANY other kinds Of work
that must be done during the spring
months. The manure about the stable
and cattle-yards must be hauled out
and the fences repaired about the past
ures. On most farms In the North
west there are no hands that can b
spared for obtaining and setting out
trees.
1t Is often difficult to obtain trees
from q distant nursery or forest u
early spring. The roads are ordinarily
in very bad condition, and often they
are nearly impossible. Nurserymen,
a. . rule, are very busy. In many
cases they can not hll orders 81 the
times when they are given. In theie
hurry they are likely to injure the roots
Of many trees in taking them up. In
the fall they have plenty Of time foz
doing this work and will devote more
: pains to il. The patron Of . nursery
can make better selection Of trees 10
J the fall than in the spring, when the
finest specimens have been picked oui
I and disposed Of. The roads in the
country are generally in very good con-
dition late In the fall, and farmerl
have plenty Of time to obtain treoa
from nursery. They also have time
: for digging holes, pruning the trees
they obtain, and for setting them out
: Farmers who had too much 70 do ID
spring to allow them to obtain and eel
|, out trees will do well to consider the
1 propriety OF Obtaining them during
fall. for the chances are that they viii
have as much TO do in preparing FOL
2 annual crops next planting season -
< they had ct the commencement Of
! farming operations the past year.
a On places protected By shelter belt!
] or rising ground trees may Be planted
Z in the fall to good advantage, - tho
Z high winds that occur during
4 the winter will Be prevented from
I. doing them any injury. \
: trees are set in the fall in ex
4 posed situations most Of their brancheI
! should be shortened and some Of them
!. removed before they are placed In pc
y sition. BY adopting this course they
4 will be less likely to be injured by thu
. wind. In any case the soil thrown
q about the roots should be firmly
4 pressed down. Earth should also b
4 drawn up about the trunk so as to form
cone several inches high. When thu
n freezes IL will give support to the tree
~ AAAA<t e%@-~
n from eating the bark. In the sprin)
q after the frost ID out Of the soil thi
n cone Of earth can be leveled down
n Trees should not be set before all TIL
u leaves have fallen from them, Is the
3 promote the evaporation Of sap II the!
4 remain on the Branches. In = larg
Or proportion Of cases trees transplantes
n quite late in the fall do very well
"A Quite large trees can be moved In win
q ter better than ct any other time OF tn
J. year, As has been shown by the man
\ ayers Of public parks Their plan i 4
take them up with > large mass 9
frozen earth adhcring to their roots
There are many advantages IA %
tanning nursery trees in the fall. heel
6 ing them in and setting them out th
he following spring. Any nurseryma
". will give full directions FOR the process
- OF heeling-in. 1t consists essentially \
u tying the trees in small bundles. bury
- ing the roots to protect them from IL
y frost and wind, aud covering the cart