Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-01-15
TREE PLANTING.
FALLs C1rE, King county, W.T.
DecemheT. 1857 +

1913 ~AEAAA-Nr
December, 1857.
fMR. 4. MKEKKR,
Az. Editor PosT-INrK1.LTsKKcKn
/ am an interested reader Of a Fa
miiinr Talks II farmers could b
induced 70 write personal farm expe.
rience, many failures could no doubi
be avoided. II Q person was on the
wrong track, the written experience q
another would enable him to regain
the lost ground.
Many farmers are uncertain what "a
purchase when wanting 10 plant an
orchard. An agent comes along, shows
/ tine plates and perhaps has fne stock
| talks OF the merits OF new varieties ol
| fruits fperkaps old under new namesl
farmer Is interested and purchases 4
dozen or more varieties; IN after years
they commence 20 bear; the fruit NAV
be Of good quality, but be has not
achieved the result desired: il Is badly
mixed orchard. In picking and stcf-
ing the trouble cOmmen ses: more bins.
more room, and, In spite Of care, they
will mix asad are NOT 40 saleahie. IN
the hurry OF gathering fall produce
persons are mot blessed with any too
D ueh time. Some plaut hexviiy Of
sumner and fall varieties. II near a
large market, il would not be 80 bid as
distant one; usually the windfalss Of
late fruit could be utilized for cooking
purposes. Then four or I'VE good
standard varieties Of winter fruit.
known to'suit the climate and market,
would take less storage, less trouble,
and bring more money. The orchard
would soon be known 10 dealers and q
demand for its product, II quantity
and quality could be assured.
In purchasing trees, Il Is well to
know that al nurserymen carry stock
that, II their choice was consulted,
they would not advise planting largely
Of. Some customers VIII have these
kinds because they had them In the
States, where the quality OF fruit or
the tree may be affected BY difference
Of climate. As they VIII have them,
he has 70 keep them.
Farmers often buy each year S. 70
$40 worth of trees TO replank with, and
their orchards remain about the same
sue. This may be caused in part by
seeding - grass, and then the calves
and horses turned in 70 save the grass,
and they generally manage TO prune
the trees. In setting out on meadow
which has been done, 3 hole the width
Of the spade, the roots iammed tn, q
handful Of dirt, then the sod rammed
down on top with the heel, aud the flu
neral s complete. II q Hoosier should
plant corn and get Q full crop ON that
kind Of culture, L would be Q mystery
and he would be subject TO the Blue
Laws and burned Tor Witchcraf..
Young orchards want culture 10 pro-
duce good results.
Tree planting Of ordinary kinds Is
sim le, IL common sense is used. Fair
soil with good drainage, natural or
otherwisel good sire hole with loose
dirt al bottom, roots evenly laid on
this. pulverized soil on, around and
between. When the roots are covered
deep enough to not injure the bark BY
trampinR, il should Be frmed dswn
until the illing d done. The last inch
or 50 should Sc loose, 70 prevent bak-
ing. especially Ia late spring, and Il
good to prevent iniuring the bark IN
freere-up. In the Western States many
throw 4 furroW OF loose dirt MP to the
trees IN late fall, and remove Il In the
sprinR. IL keeps the water farther
from the tree In freenng westher.
Respectfully yonrs, ). H. 7.
This letter coatains = note Of warn
INK it would be well 10 heed. THAI
:. funeral complete" described would
seem 70 Be overdrawn, yet, in fact, i
not, as we can attest By personal OBJ
servation. Tree planting, as aptly de
scribed by our correspondent. b an art
one ought to study well before purchas-
ing trees. Better not bay at all than
bay simply 70 destroy.