The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-03-05
PERlMENT
STATION
GIVES ADVICE
Bulletin Issued for Benefit of
Tree Planters
ON ARB0R DAY
Owners of Land Urged to
Beauty Premises.
ARBOR

+ Guthrie. O. T. March z.-The osiaho-
ma agricultural experiment station a,
/ Saltwater has ISSUED instructions Tor the
planting and care OF trees as follows
Governor Ferguson Of Oklahoma pref
aced his Arbor day proclamation with the
| following. apareciadng the beauty and
utility OF trees:
In all ages men have loved trees. The
beauty of their foliage. their grateful
/ shade in the heat of sumner. and the
] protection Of their encompass lng branches
/ from the blasts Of winter. led primitive
men. 10 build their houses in the forests.
Trees made Il possible for men TO pursue
the traclaass ways Of the sea- and from
their trunks were carved the very sinews
Of civilization. Year after year the bios
! soming Of trees gIaodens the hearts of
men with the proise Of renewed life. To
plant trees is 10 assist nature in perpetu-
ating one OF her most priceless gifts to
! humanity
Arbor day IS fixed by legislative enact
ment and Friday. March "a. has been so
designated IN 1862 a time wheu trees
may be planted with every promise Of
/ success.
Trees add much to the comfort beauty
and value Of the nome whether It be IN
the city or in the country. The valIe Of
shade trees about the house is appreola-
ted almost every day from May until Oc
tober. and no effort 10 increase the mum
Der Of trees is wasted. gove. II well
cared for, increases the value OF the farm
The greatest beneat is realized wh,n the
grove is SO placed that it viii form q
wind-break on the south and west sides
of the orchards and on the north sides
Of barns and feed lots. This location
need not interfere with the grove'a pro-
| ducing a constant supply OF posts and
irewood.
There are many trees, that. II .iven
proper care. and attention. grow r1Qidly
In Oklahoma Some Of these mag be
taken from the native forests. and all
may be obtained from nurseries at
reasonable price and in first class condi-
tion for transplanting. Nursery grown
trees usually grow better when trans
planted tha nthose taken from the ratiye
forest. The small forest trees are usual
ly sprouts from the old stumps and can
not be taken out with q good root sys-
tern for transplanting. Trees in the native
timber are accustomed 10 shade and they
suffer when exposed to the direct heat
OF the sun and To the wind.
The soil in which trees are 10 be planted
should be given IS thorough cultivation
as for any other crop. 1t should bc
plowed to a depth of az least eight
inches and hrmed down by repeated har-
rowlngs. Where trees are 70 be planted
for shade the holes should be dug large
aud deep-three feet each wag IS not
too large, and filled ia with surface soil
to the depth at which the trees are 10
be set. This work should be done as
long as possible before the time for
planting the trees and II now, the soil
that is filed into the holes should be sat
urated with water before setting the
trees Trees that do not have good roots
should not be set where shey viii be ex-
posed to the direct force Of the wind.
When transplanting, set the roots at
about the same depth as that az which
they grew naturally. and press the soil
firmly about the roots. This is a very inn
portant point. and frequently neglected.
Trees should ne pruned when set. The
broken and crushed roots should be cut
back 70 sound wood; they are usually cut
short enough in digging. The tops should
be cut back 50 as 10 properly balance
them with the roots. One-year OLD trees
may be cut back 10 the ground; two-year
old trees should have about half 0f the
last years growth removed. and elder
trees should be pruned quite severely.
No set Of rules can be followed Do au
cases. and individual Judgment must de-
termine what IS 10 be done with each
tree
In planting for a grove. the trees may
be set three or four feet apart in rovs
seven or eight feet apart. or IN check
rows four or FIVE feet apart each way
The first method VIII admit of cultivation
for longer time than the second and
thinning VIII not be necessity f1r
longer time. Trees one year Old are
suitable for grove planting. and may De
set IN furrows pIowe6 for the purpose
after the sof has been par fra good -conGi-
ilon. II every case the trees sh5nsd De
set thicker than trey ere expected 70
stand when grown Il ls easy ~ remove
tree
Trees set in isolated positions are es-
peclally exposed 70 the hot sun. attacks
~ herers. etc. n such places the trunks
~ the trees shoald he protected during
the Summer ~ staEdiue 2 board o. fAe
southwest sife of the trees
Tha trees most rsrrraIr pIaute7 have
been elm seff nisris BACK iocaef efnl-
- ana tax elder The eim groes saHy
~ erst ard S attacked lv horr m
the hes, shsds tree ~ the ist and sha q
he lnriuGei in avrT Ifanfi1g -r h
Ihe soft r4ie is easily hraEen 80 th