Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-10-08
IA RIM MAN GEL ENT.
Trees that VIII Thrive Well Il
Planted On Low and
Moist Ground.

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stated that land OF TINS character IS OF
scarcely any value for raising cultivated
crops. and i almost :,,seless for nrodnc.
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TINS TIM Class class u can not Dc harvested with
ont great expense, and the land can
accordingly only be utilized for graz
ing purposes. That trees valuable for
producing nuts. timber. and fuel can
be grown on such land is we'll known.
Almost all the high hills and noun tains
IN tho country are covered from base
to summit with trees. Valuable trees
also grow among masses OF rocks, Oft
en- sending their roots down many feet
ID search Of moisture. Most of the
great pine forests Of the country are
on land so largely composed OF sand
that little else will grow on it. Many
kinds OF trees appear to do best on
land that is too high, broken, rocky,
OF sandy for general agricultural or
even for grazing purposes. If farm
er owns land belonging to either of
these Glasses which is not now covered
with trees, he will find it to his advan-
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
70 trees to. great advantage. 1t is the
lana tnat IS TOO wet TO be plowed and
pl"hteo 20 cultlVageo crops ana when
= IN It's haturai co td1v produces little
except rusnes, very coarse grasses. and
sem aq9atlc Plants' ouch lana is OF
very i'ttle value TOT grazing purposes,
as animals can only travel over it dur
ing the drler portions OF the season.
sometimes there is strip OF such land
running through field or pasture. On
other farms the moist spot is OF irregu-
lar shape. II the farm on which this
moist land ID situated is quite valuable,
ana there Is natural fall, it will of
course pay TO put down draln-tile for
me purpose OF carrying on the water.
~ .ne lana; owing 20 It's Location, IS not
very val,'a1!e' anu mere Is scarcely any
naturat a:ecllne from the part that nee ~
" oe ora'neo' tues are nlgh ana dlln-
cult 20 ooea'n IL Will oe economy TO
PAM ~ WIN trees tnaG VIII supply TIM
oer' 1eaclns' auu tuei' !here are as
sooa reasons 1or Plantlns trees on land
TOO mo'st 10 cultlvalo as 1or planting
them on that which is very high, rocky,
or sandy.
/ 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 tolerablv we'll on fairly dry land
will make much more rapid growth
in soil that contains much moisture.
There are moisture-loving trees, bushes,
and shrubs as we'll as those which pre-
Ter soil that is quite dry, There are
trees that prefer the rocky sides OF
mountains, ana others that delight in
very moist SOILS that are only found in
valleys, IN the bottom OF ravines. on
the shores OF lakes, and on the banks
OF rivers and small streams. 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 the entire year Notable examples
of these gigantic trees may be found
among the Expresses in the Great Dis
NAL swamp, the sycamores on the banks
OF the Mississippi river and its tribu-
tarles. the hemlocks near the banks OF
the st. johns anu Aroostook rivers.
ana the elms IN the valleys OF the Con-
nectlcut and kennebec. Trees on
mountains and hillsides rarely compare
IN size with those OF the same kind
found on plains or near the sides OF
lakes or water-courses.
1t requires but little knowledge. OBJ
servatlon, and reflection to understand
why trees will flourish better and attain
a larger growth 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 it, and there de-
cay. In some places the surface is
constantly covered with vegetable
mulch. The soil becomes very rich in
s2rDOn ana nitrogen. Mineral salts