The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1886-10-07
FARM. MAN CEMENT 6, M.
Trees that Will Thrive Well II
Planted on Low and
\ DIST Ground.
The Profit II Pork Production Depends
Almost Entirely on Providing &
Cheap Food.
Trees on Low Land.


Cheap Food. g. :..ii 3:
Trees :on Low Land.
Much has been written in favor Of
planting trees designed to furnish tim
ber, fence posts. and fuel on high,
rocky, and sandy land. 1t has been
stated that land of this character. is Of
scarcely any value for raising cultivated
crops, and is almost useless for produc-
ing grass or other forage crops. II
grass and clover do grow On land of
thissclass it can not be harvested with
out great expense, and the land can
I accordingly only be utilized for graz
ing purposes. That trees valuable for
; producing nuts, timber, and fuel can
+ be grown on such land is well known,
Almost all the high hills and mountains
in the country q are covered from base
TO summit with trees. Valuable trees
also grow among massesEof rocks, Oft
e nsending their roots down many feet
in search of moisture. Most Of the
great pine forests Of the country are
on q land 50 large composed of sand
that little else will grow on il. Many
kinds Of trees appear to7sdoHbest on
land that is too high, broken, rocky.
or sandy for general agricultural or
even for grazing purposes. II q farm
er owns land belonging to either Of
these classes which is not now covered
with trees, he will find it to his adyan-
tage to plant them as soon as possible.
There is another kind Of waste land
much more common than either Of
those referred to that could be planted
to trees to great advantage. It Isl the
land that is tooswet; TO be plowed and
planted to cultivated crops, and which
in its natural condition produces little
except rushes, very coarse grasses, and
semi aquatic plants. Such land is Of
very little value for grazing purposes,
as animals can only travel over it dur
ing the drier portions of the season.
Some shines there is . strip Of such land
running through u field or pasture. On
other farms the moist spot is Of irregu-
lar shape. II the farm on which this
moist land is situated is quite valuable,
and there is a. natural fall, it will of
course pay to put down drain-tile for
the purpose Of carrying off the water.
IT the land, owing to its location, is not
very valuable, and there is scarcely any
natural decline from the part that needs
to be drained, if tiles are high and diff
cult to obtain it will be economy to
plant it with trees thatiwill supply, tim
Der, fencing, and fuel There are as
good reasons for planting trees on land
too moist to cultivate as for. planting
them on that which is very high, rocky,
or sandy. Essss ~ 5i 70,
Most persons have noticed that GER
tain kinds Of trees will only grow on
land that is quite moist during nearly
all the year, and that others which will
thrive tolerablY well on fairly dry land
Swillsmake Q much more rapid growth
in soil that contains much moisture.
There are moisture loving trees, bushes,
and shrubs as well as those which pre-
fer q soil that is quite dry. There are
trees that prefer the rocky. sides Of
mountains, and others that delight in
very moist soils that are only found in
valleys,fin. the bottom Of rayines, on
the shores Of lakes, and on the banks
of rivers and small streams. Il Most
have observed that nearly all trees
that have attained gigantic or even very
large proportions stand on land that is
abundantly supplied with moisture dur
ing tho entiresy 5Rr. N otable examples
Eof these gigantic trees may be found
among the Expresses ia the Great Dis
NAL swamp, the; sycamores On tile banks
of the Mississippi river and its tribu-
taries, the hemlo cks near the banks of
the St. Johns and Aroostook rivers,
and the elmsl in the valleys of the Con-
lsnecticnt and Kenne bec. Trees Oh
mountains and hillsides rarely compare
in size with those Of the same kind
found on plains @of near the sides Of
lakes or Water-courses. 5 4.
l It5requires but little knowledge, OBJ
l}serVatIon, and rel ction to und erstand
why trees will flourish better and attain
salargersgroWth:o on low and moist land
than on that which is quite high and
dry. The soil is richer on low than on
high land. Leaves and other vegetable
matter are blown upon il, and there de-
cay. III some places the surface lis
constantly covered with vegetable
mulch. The soil becomes very rich in
iarbon and nitrogen. Mineral salts
ire dissolved out Of the high land, car
fied down BY the rain, and deposited on
she low land, where they are appropri-.
stedS By trees and smaller plants. Trees
on low lands are much better pro-
sected from the wind than those that
stand on hills, their roots are likely to
be- deeply covered with snow. They
have sufficient moisture even at times
when similar trees on elyated places
are suffering for want! Of it, All kinds
|.of 8quicksgrowin trees require much
moisture: More than half the weight
of newly-for1ned wood is water, as is
more than three-f ourths Of the weight
OF the leaves. At all stages Of their
growth the leaves are constantly eVap-
Grating moisture, which must III. sup
piled by their cots from The soil.
NJ Several kinds of trees manyof them,
very valuable, can not be grown on.
low. moist land. Among EN- are the
hickory. black walnut rock maple,
white oak, and three horned acacia.
All these trees, as well as several 9TH
!,esrs, must be planted, to insure sur, success.
IN land that is quite high and dry;
sfhere are several other trees, many Of
khem very valuable for numerous pur-
poses, that will do best on low and
moist land. Among them are The black
and water ash, white and yellow birch,
the red, scarlet, or swamp maple, the
i pin or post oak, the sycamore; the.
white cedar, and the American larch,
Isamarack, or hack The latter
tree is found most requentlY in swanps
that are SO wet that it, lis very difficult
\ 10 pass over them. Still the trees prow
10 ux,lriance, and stand so thickly that
they almost crowd each other. SSwamps
quite as wet as those located in Maine,
Michigan. and northern Minnesota,
are covered with cedar trees. The.
common black alder which furnishes