Bisbee daily review., 1908-12-01
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PLANT TREES.
From now until spring every man
who owns habitasle spot of ground
should keep himself busy planting
trees.
There Is little danger OF planting
too many because = is expensive II
you have it done ana n is hard work
If you do it yourself.
In the first place. it is good thing
to dig in the grosnd She exercise is
healthful and diverting. You can't use
pick and spade in this kind OF
weather without getting up perspi-
ration and an appetite You might
imagine You could do SO mechanical a
thing as digging about your business,
but you can't. The first stroke will
make you forget yonT office more com
pletely than if you were as Thousand
miles away. And Il will surprise you
to discover that there is real, abosrb-
ing interest In digging a hole, in Sc
ing it so deeper. in watching the
pile of dirt grow and in picturing all
the while the tree il leaf AID bloom
and fruit.
And the smell of the moist earth rs
more delicious than store-bought per.
fume.
You viii and even greater delight
ia the thought that you are making
! something grow. that you are contrib
utsng substantially to the beauty and
wonder and bounty of nature.
1t viii not be long as the years run
before you win personally enjoy the
shade and bloom aal fruit. The first
/ bud will enchant you. and you viii
be watching for II long before il is
dkue You will have an affection for
the tree because ii will be your
"owny own" your labor, your care
your nurture. And your children and
chiidren's children and the strangers
of another generation will think OF
you and bless you fcT your thoughtful
ness.
Count back a few years-three, five,
ten-and recall where you were and
what you were doing. If you had
planted trees then they would be
bearing fruit and giving shade now.
Look forward the same time and con
template what you will have if you
plant now.
It would be public duty to plant
trees even if it We're not pleasurable
or profitable to do so. But it will also
pay. Observe the PAGES with shade
and fruit trees and consider how
much more valuable they are than
| the treeless places. And more and
more are purchasers of homes COM
ing to value trees. A shack and a
wire fence no longer fill the Arizon-
ans conception of dwelling place
for his family. He fs becoming more
aesthetic-which means, in the final
| analysis, more sensIble-and he will
have something more than a root
over his head and a barrier to keep
out stray stock. He knows there is
| health and economy in fruit and that
the fresh, juicy product of his own
trees is better than the oVerripe or
stale stuff from the market. He wants
shade and ornamentation for com
fort and beauty.
And he will pay for these things.
So, if you can't 1--we to enjoy the
trees, or must move or sell out, you
may be assured that the trees viii
bring much more than they cost.
Whether city dweIler or farmer, it
win pay you to plant trees.
We do not undertake to suggest
rules for planting nor the varieties
to be used. These are matters for
the experts. For the ordinary home
owner the catalogues of the nursery
men are very instructive. Get num-
Der of them, study them carefully,
make your selections and then consult
the nurseryman. If convenient, gel
him to go out and look at your
ground; If not, tell him about the soil
the location and the drainage and
modify your selections IN accordance
with his advice. He knows better anc
he has a reputation to build up OF tc
| S,,afoiy Fort UVorfo Eaoord