The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1901-10-29

With the exception of the peach tree,
ONE tender shade trees and the black
ap raspberry, all our trees and vines
re best planted in the autumn. The
'vident advantages are:
First-The planter commonly has |
much more time at his disposal to do |
he work in careful manner. In the |
pring the crops must be attended first, |
md trees, if planted at all, are often |
stuck into the ground in such hurry
rs to fail to properly grow. In the au-
tumn the soil, too, is commonly in a bet
ter condition for planting than it often
is in the spring when the trees arrive.
No one feels that trees will suffer by
delayed planting in the autumn, but in
the spring they are hurried into the
ground at once on their arrival. Plant
ed in autumn in a careful manner, ev-
cry tree should live. They at once be-
gin to heal the roots injured in the dig
ging in the nursery, and even, if plant
ed early, begin to form new roots, so
that in the earliest spring growth
starts, and commonly tree planted in
the autumn will make better growth
the first year than tree planted in
spring. To every one this is a point
worth considering.
Second-Then the nurserymau has
better trees and more time to do his
work in the autumn than he has in the
spring. Like other dealers the tree
grower sells his best stock to the first
corners, and then those who come late
get what remains. Often grower will
sell all his finest stock in the autumn,
and spring planters must take what is
left. This applies not only TO the quail
ity of the trees, but also to varieties.
The varieties in demaud are often sold
out before spring comes, and the late
buyer must take less desirable varieties.
Our springs are often very unfavor-
able for the work of the nurseryman.
1t may be cold and wet, or the ground
may even be frozen until late, and in a
few days the trees burst into leaf. 1t is
not at all uncommon that the tree
grower must do work which should ex-
tend over two months in as many weeks,
or in even less time. Because of this
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| the best efforts are made 10 avoid them.
All who have planted fruit trees know
how annoying it is to grow an orchard
only to fiud it full of trees which it was
never intended to plant. This annoy.
ance ought to be avoided by fall plant
| ing.
Trees dug from the nursery in the hol
days which we often have here in the
early spring suffer more from the effect:
of the sun than do trees dug in the COO
days of autumn. Again, some nursery
men dig their trees in the autumn and
store them in cellars for the spring
trade. These trees do not grow so wei
as those which have remained in the
Iground. There is more danger of tree.
freezing on the cars in early spring thai
in the fall. All told, the chances are
in favor of the fall planted tree. Plant
ing may begin so soon as the leave
have fallen from the trees. and it ma,
continue until the ground freezes up
but the earlier it is done the better 70
Just as soon as a tree from nursery ha
been set in its place in the orchard i
begins to restore its root system and T.
form new roots. 1t is we'll to heap VI
the earth little about trees planted il
autumn to provide for settling of tn
earth in the hole, and also as ONE pro
lection against swaying by winte
winds, though no orchard should b
planted in any very windy place, for il
! such situation the fruit is liable to fall
Before planting, too much attention
cannot be paid to making up reliabl
lists of bearing varieties. There is n
doubt at all about the local value @
| fruit trees. The variety which vii
| nd ft.1t
picking time in one locality may not d
so at all in another locality. Thus, il
Central and Southern Pennsylvania tn
we'll known and valuable varieties G
New York, the Baldwin, the Norther
Spy, Fameuse, Golden Pippin an
Rhode Island Greening, are almos
worthless. They either will not Pre-
duce paying crops or the fruit mature
and falls prematurely. But in place G
these, the Smokehouse, Smiths Cidel
Porter and York Imperial are heav
and sure bearers. Yet localities nea
each other vary so much that the plan
/ er should always consult his most oil
serving neighbors as to the bearin
e varieties of the locality. A tree whic
d will not bear is a nuisance, no matte
what its family name may be.
u The only profitable apples are wintt
e varieties, Summer apples are gene
e ally of no value beyond what can /
used in the owners kitchen. Whi
there should be-a liberal supply f
home use, it is of no object to plant
= single, unnecessary tree of SUNNI
varieties. Let them give place to wi
ter varieties. On the limestone soil
Buffalo Valley the Yellow Transporter
the Mother and the Smokehouse COW
all the summer and autumn months, b
sides being sure bearers of good Gu
nary fruit.
Having carefully made out list
!. trees adapted to your locality, be su
\ and send it to reliable nursery.
\ not give it to the agent OF an unknov
j nursery or to an agent without crede
tials from some one known to yo
There are agents who buy at whol
sale whole blocks of trees, often o
single variety, and from this one '
riety all orders are filled. The writ
knows of a carefully selected list
apple trees being filed by such
agent out of a block of pound apI
trees. The agent sold no other var
ty. If the list is sent in early to a
liable nursery. it will be filled as des
ed. 1t is well, however, to write
every order for fruit trees, No subs
. tuition permitted"
Z 1t is well to order everything fiji
8 class. The lower grades of trees a
: smaller or inferior in some wa
1 Small or inferior plants require
longer time to come into bearing, a
so much more is lost than is gained
taking inferior goods The wri