The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-11-19

supply the farms with plenty of young
trees. The black locust and catalpa bear
young and the seed is easily gathered.
The elms DO not bear so young as the
two trees just named but by selecting
the seed from the native white elm that
grows along the banks of the small
streams most farmers can secure plenty
cf seed Ak small cost. The box elder,
ash and blackberry are all native trees
and the seed can be secured with little
trouble.
Tree seeds should be gathered as soon
as ripe. The squirrels, mice and worms
soon destroy large part of the seed if
at falls to the ground and some kinds
Of seeds viii not grow well if thoroughly
dried. Most Of the seeds are easier to
gather from the trees than from the
ground several weeks after they have
fallen The seeds that mature before
midsummer should be gathered and plant
cd as soon as ripe as few Of them will
grow if kept till the next spring before
planting The late maturing seeds may
be stored over winter and planted in the
spring The seeds with soft shells or
coverings should be stored in a cool dry
place The nuts and seeds with hard, dry
coverings should be planted in the fall
! or stored I'm boxes, sand. or moist soil
out Of doors. Freezing and thawing these
seeds during winter helps 70 break the
! saen.
Hard shelled seed may be planted in
the fan or carly winter If the land is
wei drained. out If planted on wet land
/ they are liable. to rot Moles and field
| mice VIII sometimes dig out some Of the
seed, but if the land is free of grass and
litter l.tue harm VIII be done. This viii
! save the trouble of storing and the plant
/ ing can be done when there is less press
! of labor by the regular farm work The
seeds should be covered with about two
or three inches Of soil. If the seeds are
stored cry over winter they shouold be
soaked in water for two or three days
/ before planting. Pouring hot water over
! the seeds Will help 10 soften the shells.
! The light soft shellcd seed like the ca
/ talpa can be planted in early spring and
should not be planted any deeper than
/ is necessary 20 place them in moist soil.
The soil should be well prepared and
should contain good supply of decaying
! vegetable matter, which may be supplied
in form of well rotted manure. The seed
of slow growing trees ike pines and ce-
I dars should he planted in seed bed,
/ whore they can be shaded during the first
one or two summers The seeds planted
/ in midsumm-r may also he planted in
+ a bed and then the little trees can be
set in Tie nursery row the following
winter. The seeds that are planted in 4
/ bed should be planted in rows about eigh-
taen inches apart and thick enough 10
have the plants about two inches apart
in the row. These seedlings require very
I close attention and good care 10 bring
them throurh the first summer
..The seeds 81 The more rapidly grow
inc trees usy be planted In nursery rows
and III yours plants cultivated there un-
f I'll 3arce enough to set in the permanent
n,antre. The seeds should be drilled in
the rows So the plants win stand from
fcur to e-rh. inches apart i'm the row and
.he rows abort th-ee feet apart The
trees Ia the uursory row must be Wei
cultivated and cared for