Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1893-08-10
PLANTING YOUNG TREES.

ed. New England Farmer.
PLANTING YOUNG TREES.
A great deal of difficulty is ex.
prlenced in handling young trees that
have been bought at nursery, and
especially if they have been trans
ported long distance. All nursery.
men in sending out trees should con.
slider it a part of their contract to send
written orders with their trees, giving
a good description of the kind of sol
IN which the trees have been growing,
and the general location of the nursery.
This would help many farmers and
fruit growers to give the trees good
start. As it is now, very often the
trees are forced to adapt themselves to
entirely different soil to which they
have been accustomed, and year OF
two of good growth is lost through
this sudden change.
A great deal can be saved, however,
If the farmer understands how to
handle the trees and how best to sci
them out. Many trees are received
during q dry season, and as they have
been transported long distance, they
need planting at once. When the
trees are received they should be SET
Immediately, and the longer they are
kept implanted the longer will the
check to their growth be made. Prune
off carefully all dead and mutilated
roots. Then dig hole large enough
to accommodate all of the remaining
roots in the positions in which they
hang. If the roots can be planted in
their natural position there will be
less danger of loss; but to do this
very large holes are often required.
Place the tree in the hole and fill it
half up with the clay, and then
saturate it thoroughly with water until
it is workable clay. With small hoe
or blunt stick this sticky clay should
be worked carefully around and into
the roots of the tree. With little
labor at this work the roots will
quickly get established, and decide
largely the future of the tree. After
this the rest of the soil should be
thrown in and piled up around the
tree, and good mulch of stable
manure provided. If the season is a
wet instead of dry one, the top
mulch will not be needed, but if there
is any danger of drought, the mulch
is the only way to prevent the roots
from getting thirsty. But with good
mulch newly set tree can be kept
moist for months. The water that
has been applied directly to the roots
will be kept there, ard not allowed to
evaporate.
To put all of the soil back into the
hole, and then pour water upon it, is a
method that many practice now, but
is not nearly as satisfactory as the one
described A great deal of the water
thus put or the surface will never get
down to the roots, but will be absorbed
more by the surrounding surface soil.
When we put it in the hole half filed
with soil, it goes direct to the roots,
where il is needed. Where the soil is
very dry in times of drought, it is sur
prising to see how much water the
surface soil will absorb. If one digs
down foot, however, he will find
that tie subsoil is still untouched by
the water. American Cultivator.
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.
The apiarist should pay especial at.
tention to the weak colonies
Honey, either comb or extracted, il
properly taken care of improves with
age.
If moths once get footing in the
hives, the colonies will be destroyed in
. very short time.
Land that is not drained does not
have time to dry sufficiently between
rains to permit working the crops, In
an extremely wet season, and in an ex-
trenlely dry one, the cost Of draining
is sometimes repaid BY single crop.
There are numerous easy ways OF
teaching the calf to drink, but to many
this seems to be q very hard job. Give
the calf the end Of your finger few
times and he will soon learn to drink.
Use the method as given by little
girl, who said that she taught the
youngsters the way in which to drink
BY wrapping piece Of cloth around a
corn cob and placing il in the milk.
White fowls are often very popular
because they look clean. A spotless
plumaee, accompanied with bright red
combn make decidedly beautiful pic
ture IA feathers, whether it be on the
lawn, Il the green meadow in spring
time OF before you in clean, tidy
poultry house. It is we'll, however,
that we have d variety in color; it en-
ables AL to be suited in taste. for in
this regard many Of Us ditfer.