Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-11-25


Fan planting has many advocates,
and the seasons given for doing tho
work then are In the main correct,
hut na cur falls have been very dry tor
the past few ycara, Il would be bad
practice to net trees IN autumn and cN-
poet many Of them TO live, Nursery
mon who are particularly anxious TO
work on their stock, try TO make Il
appear that fun ia the best time Tor
Planting They tell the farmer he ihqn
has more titac TO attend to this work,
II thc argument would end hero snd
they would cmphnaige the Importance
nf buying trees, aud then properly hcpl-
Ing them IN, their point would be
gained aud the farmer would have his
trees rcRdv for the spring planting.
with tho dying OF the leaves, tho
feeding roots have ceased their func-
tons for the season. For the next
years growth new fcedere must start
from root ana rootlct, The tree atand-
Ing In nuracry row with roots Intact
IN ahlc 10 draw aome moisture from tho
earth 10 supply what " forced out by
our dry atmosphere Of fall and winter,
but the tree talScn up and transplanted
ia In o now condition, and unless this
opera ton Inns been performed very
early In the fail and the ground Ia wet
aud moist rs it has been this fall, the
tree is IN no condition to supply tho
moisture eVaporated from its limbs
and ton consequently win be dead or
so nearly dead before spring, tlint tho
grnwtl IL feeble, the tree stuntcd, and
IT, vitality impaired. An who have had
experience in atrlking cuttlngu. know
that " they are properly buried IN tho
fan there n very little danger OF loss
next soauon The reason IL plain, The
roots must come from tho calhis ut tho
90 o Las a a..
ting N properly buried thls callus ~
formed In The fnll while the ground Ia
Yet warm and molst, or " not moist
enough from early rains the planter can
make I so, aud then protect by mulch.
When planted out IN spring the cutting
IS in the best condition for early
growth. II cuttings are strucl; Ga the
spriug, quite often drouth Fota Ia boz
forc tho cellus has formed and roots
pushed ont 60 lower moisture
have Just examined some goose-
berry cnttlnga which were buried about
four weeks ago. ana ind them nicely
callusod and viii DO In line condition
for spring planting. Apply the same
rule TO apple trees and nursery stock.
The roots have been severed from their
place Of Growth aud can not be IN com
duion this fall 70 supply the cvapurated
moisture. ! would then carefully heel
them In. But first, II In bundios as
they came from the nursery, cut them
apart, and with O sharn knife cut on
all bruised and maneled roots to eood
sound bark and ull long slim roots. 10
thla with an inward slonting stroke,
then puddle the roots as you would Tor
final Wanting, then begin putting trees
IN trench, letting the tops slant IN.
wards 30 sure and carefully cover an
roots with moist earth, racsinf ID
closely around them. nc there Il no
danger from vermin the tops may he
covered with leaves or marsh hay;
otherwisc would ccmplCtoiy cover with
earth. And hero let mo say there n
nothing bo,tcr fog covering rose bushes
and other half hardy shrubs. than
earth. Wien trees are procured IN the.
fan and thus hecled IN. Tho planting
can be done jus, at the right time in