The Monmouth inquirer., 1898-04-21

begin to realize some returns from plant
ing trees in about II or J. 5 years, but it
takes a long time to realize heavily on
the timber. I don't know whether it
would pay in this country or not, though
trees have been planted very extensive
ly, understand, on the western prai-
ries. | once met Mr.. Douglas near
Chicago, who told me he had planted
thousands of acres in Kansas. Probably
he did SO in other western states.
There should be good profit in plant
ing nut trees. Almost any nursery will
furnish quite an extensive list of nut
trees that would be profitable, includ
ing many varieties of chestnut and so
on. By the way, there are chestnut
trees from Japan that bear within two
or three years after planting very we'll.
English or European walnuts bear
splendidly in California. don't know
why the English walnut is not good
tree to plant almost anywhere. / have
seen on the Hudson, near New York,
an English walnut tree that is about
three feet through that bears every
other year. Of course / think CAL
ifornia is better country for the Eng
lish walnut than this Still, / don t
know any reason why they would not
pay exceedingly we'll if planted in the
eastern states. This nut is not only
marketable as table delicacy, but the
oil is used in the arts. The present year
has been good one for hickory nuts,
yet the demand is strong at 81. 80 bar
rel in eastern cities. Compared with ap
Piles, potatoes or any vegetable or fruit,
the care and labor of raising, harvesting
and marketing nuts are trifiing and the
risk is less.
The expense of experimenting III tree
culture is very light aside from the la
Dor. Any nursery dealer in seedlings
will supply by mail all sorts of seed
ling trees, deciduous or coniferous, and
1t would be very easy for any farmer
or any one who is interested to Sc
cure thousands of them very cheaply. l
suppose most of the nurseries would
supply them at not over So per 1000.
Prices charged by French nurseries
for seeding trees are low. These can be
secured through the agents of the nur-
series in New York. There is usually a
duty of 25 per cent on the cost of the
trees. In a catalogue at hand found
the following: Norway spruce, / year
old, 80 cents per /, 900; Norway spruce,
to u feet high, years old, So per
1000; Nordman silver fir, one of the
grandest eyergreens, IS per 1000; Eu-
ropean larch, 10 to 10 inches high,
81. 90 per l, 900; Austrian pine, year
old, 81 per 1000; Austrian pine, 3
years old, sS.75 per 1000; American
arbor vitae seedlings, year old, 621a
cents per /, 900; years old, 1910 per
1000; Norway naples, az feet to 3
feet, years old. $3. rs per 1000; beech,
years old, So. so per 1000.
The most rapid grower is the poplar
found in several varieties in America.
The Canadian poplar is best known in
the north. On the plains the cotton
wood variety is the mainstay for fuel
and shade. But the white pine is also
rapid grower and much more useful
timber. When young, this tree will
shoot up three to four feet and grow an
inch in diameter in single year.
S. J. ORLAND.
Hamilton Trees For Sale.
The sign 'For Sale" recently APP
peared on the wooden fence which sur
rounds the famous Hamilton trees at
One Hundred and Forty third street and
Convent avenue, New York city.
These trees were planted by Alexander
Hamilton to commemorate the 3 orig
inal states of the Union.
AS the land is part of IA lots on the
market, the trees are for sale.
Northern HemIock.