Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-01-17
AS TO TREE CULTURE
oRowlSeDEMANDroR sorr wooD.
Suggestions ur rlan,ng--Couu'els
Given by President brigham
Young aud Others.

Eti0r NtHcrCt NcWG
read an article on Forestry IN the
NEWS OF January D, 1895. 1 am some-
what Interested in tree culture. When
wasa young mau - years Of age,
came from tho factory ia England, and
OF course did not undutsand anything
about timber growing. I arrived in
salt Lake CITY la tue foil Of ls51'
chopped be salt Lake Cily uli the
winter Ut 1861, when 1 moved To
Ogden, Weber county. But In the
year 1867 q heard Pr,s.dvnt Young
tell the people that he wanted them "
phnt timber tress, Tor, said he, the time
will come when they will be needed
for fuel and other purposes. j there
and then made up my MUD TO plant
trees u ever 1 should BIO able 10 have
piece d land that could call my
own.
In the year 1865, l succeeded Ia OBJ
tanning thirty acfys " land; since that
time Part OF u has gOuc 20
mineral or aall. But, however /
began 30 plant cottUuwOOi cuttings
anu some young trees which /
carried ON my back from tue uVof
side, that being almost 1.-The only tee
available at tho umu. Years alter
poplas were brought into the country
Then 10 get some cuttings aut some
young p0plars 1 went ~ work TOT "a
man and took them Tor my pay.
was very careful OF them, even plant
ing the small slips, two aud three
inches long. After that comes the
balm Of Head. had TOW cuttings
Of those also, Nv that from the nfst oi
my having land, have put Ia pIac'
tlce the counsel OF the T. fUphet Of God,
with tue view OF having fire wood aud
wood flr other purposes, No ne whom
should get 90 OLD as not 10 want 10 80
to the mountains for every stick VI
wood, 1 should have enough Of my
own TO last me perhaps all my liie,and
some for my children after me. i
think II will prove 70. have been
cutting my own wood for good many
years nov; 1 never 70 10 tue noun.
tains for wood. have cut some
between two and three iost through.
do not reject the cottonwood or tho
poplar, because there 10 growing
demand for tho timber Of these
trees at the box factories; olsJ
Tor furniture great deal " II IL
used. In fact there Ia not enough soft
wood timber grown for present de-
mand. While II will take long yoafs
aud good soil 10 grow the best hard
wood, the soft wpod osn bs grown on
almost any kind OF land by proper at
tuntion, for present use. hnd Ia my
experience on shallow eoil where tue
hardpan II within eight or ten inches
" tho surface, II Ia best 10 have load
Of good soil on hand, dig through the
hard pan until you reach the eoit
damp soil below, then al up half the
hole with good soil anu plant tue trogi
Then put In the soil around the tree
and II will form tap root which will
hnd IL way belov,and will grow twice
No last an the one planted on hard pan.
Moot Of my trees are around the fenccs
and along tho water bitches on land
where cannot grow anything else.
Some say II hindeTs the crop, n Nv put
In luoern, which Will hold IL own. /
nnd that the cottonwood will stand
the drouth better than any OF the soft
woods, the poplar noKL But by graft
lug or budding the poplar into tho
cottonwood II Will stand drouih better
grow my own wood for every ufo
on tue arm. sometimes think how
good II would be- " this people would
take moru notice and put Ia practice
the Counselu Of our leaders. i hud that
the trees make n place cooler ma sum.
mer on account Of the shade cooling
the hot winds, aud wind break IN
winter, besides tins beauty and life VI a
place In summer. Il. NJ. A,
WEST WEBER, Weber 90.