Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-02-18
THE FARM AND HOME.
HINTS ON THE STARTING OF
\ TIMBER PLANTATION.
q owing Trees From s~od--Ronds aud
Road MukinE-Bow TO Mako swlu
Cream Cheese-The Pig Pen
and House Hints.
How to start in Timber Growing.

How to start In Timber Growing.
TO most farmers tho starting Of a
timber plantation seem di cult I'M
doriaking but | nave found 1t SIM
pic matter. 80 far as have had OK
pcricnco. and will tell just how l go
about it writes Waldo i. Brown in
tho Country Gentleman.
have only grown three kinds of
seedlings locust catuIpa ond soft
maple, but think that many other
kinds could be grown rom seed rs
easily. Different kinds OF tree seeds
will require different treatment aud
II ono Is to become good forester he
will Mood to study aud experiment
with seeds Of many varieties Of trees.
II nuts are TO DO planted they must DO
gathered in the fall and kept moist
through tho winter ard some II not
all Of .nem require freezing. Locust
seed must be scaldcd to insure II 20
grow Ihc seed is shaped like clover
seed but is about rs largo rs rad.sh
seed and exceedingly hard, so that 1t
is almost impossible TO bite one Of
them ogcn. do not use water quito
NJ tho boiling point for scalding It,
but pour II pint OF cold water into Il
tca6cjtlelul which il boiling and then
pour tho water over tho seed in n
tight vessel and let IL stand till II
COO when part Of the seed will be
swollen to about four times tho natu-
raj n O. Usually II will be less than
one. fourth, and o ton not moro than u
tonth OF the seed that swells from the
first sea ding, The swollen seeds must
DO separated from the other seed. hot
water applied to the rest Of the seed a
b cond time, and often | find Il neccs.
snry to apply the hot water rs many
n five or SIX times before all the seed
will swell.
Tn IS swollen seed grows as readily
rs corn and comes up as quickly. Tho
best time to plant is early in May and
II the weather should DO uufavornblo
for planting whom the seed Is pre-
pared II can be kept for n week or
more by spreading ii an inch thick on
the cellar bottom. and covering II with
damp cloth, A spot Of rch clean
land should be selected on which to
SOW tho seed. II should be covered
about an inch deep and the rows
should be far enough apart TO admit
OF tho use Of tho cultivation The
young plants should be thoroughly
worked all summer and II not too
thick in the row they will grow TO the
height OF three foot or more and de-
vclop large roots. You muy leave
four TO SIX plants to the foot OF row.
These seedlings should always be
uausplantcd to the plantation ut one
year old. low and harrow until the
land is In good order then with Il two.
horse pillow open furrow where The
rev Is to stand, this furrow ought 90
be deep and wide enough 80 tina M
hole need no dug, bit tie trcc Simply
held upright in tho furrow. while the
earth Is drawn to the roofs WIEN "a
boy to hold the trco and two men.
one with hoe and the othct with Il
/ lilht shovel, II the land is In good or
der Two thousand or mo e. can b. set
/ ont In day. | spent good deal OF
| labor n pruning the first groves |
planted, but have since found that il
/ Wns labor worse than wustcd, for when
/ planted close, uH ,h'y -hould be- SD ua
, TO shade zach otter the side bra chc-
/ die and drop rT leaving u much
smoother tuu; than il they are c #
oil when groou. This applies to III,
locust but am not sure that 10 wou'i
to NAPLES. Tho plantation should al.
way be- cultivated for one ycar and
| uulcss the trees spread go that the
q ous are in the way It is better to dc
II two years. and | would advise lhii
with maple groves
10 is good plan II you find IA,
trees are no, starting up with goot
shaped ulals to cut them back Il
the ground one or even two year,
after planting and then they will b,
well rooted and will throw up
straight vigorous shoot In mos
re ghborhoJds the spare naples which
are taken out In thinning, can be sole
Tor shade trees iOr moro than enough
to puy the entire expense OF tho plan
tat ON. have utilized row OF locus
trees fifty rod, long along the soutl
silo OF n permanent pasture field for
fence, These trees were set out II
ISL, and or six years past by use o
a single wire and some hedge brush
have made perfect .enco to turl
horses and cattle, and some OF tn
trees are now large enough TO spill
into two gool posts and still Gu
another from 7ocond cut The tree
wcro set four feet apart but II | wcr
pultiny out q single row again | woul
sci them two feet apart
Tho soft mnnlos are grown in IN
nursery the same rs the locust but tn
seed is to be planted rs soon rs gath
cred. Tho soft maple seed ripen
about the middle OF May and a. 500
as IT, begin TO fall may 10 planted
ana zones up ut once.
I
R'nnet, Cor Chee,e.