Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-13
TOO PLANTING In Texas.

Planting IN LSAd1.
,... j. now upon us when hosts
l.yiuQ n the prairie regions
o. -. are talking of or thinking
., r,saurg out trees. 1t Is good
49, ,r.x Of, to think about and to
'-'' ... rs,e we have had good deal to
on. .... columns On the subject OF
sn' .... Tree, and shrubs, but, while
Ci- -. more or less ornamental,
e' u" ...r article IS planned for wider
'-' -It. covered by the articles
Trees for the sake of trees
I.' .....r.. r.ow on. without particu-
.'-.,.-.-- studs or species.
.h' ...- uunn thousands OF trees
.a, on the urairles OF Texas in
w. .-.. 9i the present season, end
.',,,..... a.cDrasng to our OPINION
... .-.u thousands of mistakes
.r.. made Il that setting. Ihe WORK
.gtalility, be well done,
Tie .-,.-..- selected VIII be all well
,. aaigai, IS We view tue case,
..- will ur made. That mistake
tie source from whence the
.-.as ars obtained. The trees
-- ...-t .as,auces, be purely Texas
cared III the ueurest accessials
.u3 g- tree, comparatively
fHa I.yus tree does not
p ...,.. much ut best. so far as we
,.- r.sas tree, with an exception
.a.oul gre only Texas thing OF
.. cannot speak in the highest
f mach rs We regret it, We
t.. 10 our hearts to say very
,r l.. RICE average Texas tree as
...- t..-..auaus growth and a Talua-
r- ,....r-y.aIl"r, especially the tree
-.ur- w..t oil the great lonG-leat
s..r..., ordering the state on the east.
g.rl IN. Iexhs tree west of the
-.4r r-r named IS Il dwarf. IL does
~, r..,-,r upward uad take on size as
.. r.. representative OF its species
-..,g.,., g.. most OF the states further
~, oar comparative lightn So in an
-..,.rE..tG.. mas dwurled II, but there Is
.,.-v GOOD reason for believing that
r.rIrel. uf generations were necessary
-r- Glaui is uow existing dwarted
,..r,..4r. Ii WAS SIMPLY Is work of Sc
l4...nr 81. to speak. extending through
,.,-.1 fr--. The laws OF selection GOV
sr-..r, ID. t.., Improvement Of variety
rre we'll understood. aud it would not be
n, Al. ra4s uahle to suppose that the
.s-r,. miles would not work both ways.
1yprr.g..t 5y careful selection, with that
and tu Vow, carry variety down the
sea.. "a well rs up. The people of CHINA
i.s~a established the correctness of this
theory Iy PRACTICAL demonstration
ror..ila rlesl and smallest dwarf trees
ta ,he world, ana investigators have
harmed Ia late y"Grs that il has all re-
suited from careful selection. extending
through % period of several thousand
y-lr-.
A. aU Of this be correct, and there
would not snem To be anv Just grounds
frrd.ult, il-n II ought to be plain TO
eyer one fNat the young trees for oar
rayg plantations had best come from
those regions where the species grow to
'tr.- .nast development. II we set out
Vrku. f-an, We have no hope of getting
augta.rr superior to the parents in the
;u--s'> Whence. 80 obtained them, but
Il gsr -.' our trres from regions where
,a. sra. 4- arf characterized by the full
r.t Iaya.apmrut known to their kind we
clu trrun reasonable hope. Il: least, OF
s-m..ng results far above ANYTHING 10
le barel frr re the other Gaze.
Dt ,au.-r if..r. "a nothing IN tins be-
ynnI mtr- theory, for the thing has
rsysr VET been pat 10 test, but all thIuk-
90. PERSONS must see 1t IA glance that II
IS W. extremely -nasnnahle theory. For
.n- pant. after weighing the WINS and
v.tr.furn- every possible hight, we
a. "G3 satisfied TINT the theory ia one
entirely voa founded If we start with
,---- ra.' anu.i have developed 20 per-
t....n 30 .h..r urtivp forests, in our
o,r... :.-s vHl Develop in Texas TO
r,m.' . quite The same degree Of
I.-,-..n. BOG She next generation they
v. Bag probability, tnli back
n"... l.f... Iu the next another,
t.' -. .. t.|. ~ rhn end of thousand
.-- .. 81. JAu, would i've entirely down
- t.a '.sNs standard, but it Is scarcely
H..rH SO H..- f1r u- to spend many Sleep .
.-- ...- Worrying over what the on |
-.r-- GIL. ir,ns We set cut this winter |
SIS. sr.. t..ustul or so years in The flu |
.'s W vnuuc trees could be had in !
w. H-... -ul states ~ cost of Dig !
-"- a transportation. This would |
gu" -.mrntIuHE. OF course, but we |
.- .... ,urGug sure thRt it would |
'.E" % ttF a- Investment. Then, if we |
... iN-. ta sa To- ihe expense OF get |
''- ..- -""a- We might secure seeds nj |
e. ".'. -r.gl' cost Were wa Texas !
we'd individually trv a |
'a. .n suah seeds for She pur-
>. .s bow tEr young trees would !
stt.t
'.' PROPOSE pointing out any |
r.-t desirable. Were we |
.vn selection we would |
uraT species rs would de-
.H-'nnhIr rCpidity and prove
...H B vaiupmpnt.
Hr.p-r.eS common in the |
States that Wa may men
r. clearly knowing, rs we .
' '-~ certain conditions they /
Grand thing in many |
.."-. o"e Of these is the
H" 'F.uus austrnlsl -
.r eastern pine belt That /
s-.w 10 perfection on any of /
r coils, and We know of |
ws with equal rapidity /
' -, twenty OF tn:rty years .
ta CuGld not EXPECT to do |
de % timhe- tree. for it be-
t..-mrlv slow growth rs it
aga, but for wind breaks
Har.aI EJECT in region where
.mau nothing could equal it.
- Es!aDcs, u man living on
- across the Trinity east of
... ,.Huli surround his prem
... -' "th u the lonE-leaf pine
OH. .A.s The Young trees would be
i.r'v feet IN heighth. making
$780,, ID aus mark that would attract