The weekly true Democrat., 1909-07-09

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d 81 euealyDtns while o. 81.
tern tEip. went west with q
sIYpiu5 bug" 81 ny bon1et end in
fs6 tho culture theE0ugk -
e with 0Wnega of groves, ist ~
- iastureg a. the subject, attends
eteIe0ptieon shows, eNamiaeo the WOO
ae oHlghed fog commercial purposes.
eEanlBed piling long IN zee water
ed DaVlnR blocks q the WOOD
ufieh had lOng been IN use Whers
stafe had been TIE heaviest, cav the
icsg 81 thS wood and the leaves turned
1 ua6ielns, lotion8. soaps cav The
neefns made into beautlful pggtiereS,
w eanss % the conclusion that every
fE about the tree was utilized ex-
e fts bFeeEes which ha1 blown
ugh the foliage. 10 reminded me
ogF much Of the Armour plan ol utili9-
~ sgsFYthIng 0f The hog except he
ESQ loaded up On al manneg Of H.
ealnko bearing On the gubtects end can
aeF tie reader o. certain gogerlma0t
IIatiRa cn the tree and its e1ItgFs.
& believe that the eucalyptus eaa b.
eNltfVeta6 in FloFida suecssgfully, The
tree is q native of Australia and there
ere ever 80 distinct species, ItderiVos
- name from ehe closely covered and
vel. eoneenIsd flower buds.
ne tree Was introduced Into Europe
nbout The middle Of the last century,
- ninea then ali sections Of that eOun-
", where the climate win permit, is
Rneod with forests Of the tree.
he tree q also grown successfully
lR countries bordering the Mediterra'
nenn, also n Asia and on an unbeliev
able seals IN the SOudan and IN the
TrnnsVaal The British government
mniataina q bureau for the gathering
end distribution Of the seeds 20 parts Of
sig African possessions not favored with
native forests.
TIE tree was introduced into CalifOr-
nia n 1856 In iS70planting operations
bsgan At Santa Barbara on q large
scale. The success Of the experiments
were 20 marked that today the Pacific
eoast country 10 dotted with eucalyptus
groves.
IN and about ST. Petersburg there are
today q number OF eucalyptus trees, but
tho growth Of the trees have been slow.
r. is very evident that the right species
were nC planted. Yet that these trees
have grown here d sufficient encOur
agemont for our people 10 90 into this
hardwood forestry innovation on large
scale.
The tree will withstand IS degrees
weather, yet not below "A degree Fab.
Fenheit, is more conducive 10 quick and
ulnblemIshed growth.
TO one unfamiliar with the tree, Il
does seem strange 10 think Of planting
With the intention Of getting IA income
thoFefFom, within q few year,. Here
I q tree, the various species Of which |
furnish hardwood for every purpose,
from the r. corynoealyx OF sugar gum,
-Wniss n a. tough % hickory and can be
uoa6 for the same purposes, 20 p. r0s-
tfata OF red gum, which 10 90 beautlful
e. mahogany- from q light % |
4 blOOu red g. and "a used for veneer on |
the finest furniture.
Eucalyptus 4 grown from the seed IN
geed boxes or fats. The young plants
are very easy 10 grOW-all that q
na4ded . plenty Of water, good col
end ahade. The seed for any Of the
Acuss at 4 nominal cost.
Te grow eucalyptus and get the max
lunm results, good, lOOse gub-lFFigeted
sal with plenty Of water in necessary. /
cnl0ptua wilI grow upon poor thin
aail after the fFBt two years and with
ans water, but, ~ with any crop, the
returns will Be meager. Hiah dry land
grows stuntod. dwarf trees, and 0ecas
onal irrigation u beneficial There ia
- economy lR planting oaealyptua IN
infeFlor coll, and 9 sub irrigated dis
arlri a Of advantaR6. The trees should
- ~ cut about 0xo feet apart, OF / 200
to ths acre. The uoll should be well
nloHod and narrowed, and the young
eg should be given plenty o. water
1af cultivated until they are well 60.
tnhI'shod and their foots have reached
lha eub. Irrigation. AZ che end of the
HFRt yoar 4 rigid thinning cut ot Ell
wnak and Inferior trees should take
nIaeq. reducing the number % COO 10
~ a6ro. AZ the end Of An years ths
aa viii be ready % cut FOR lumber.
8ller cnco cut no noN planting q neo-
1nfy 60 eprO1ts .e6me 10 from the
Umpg, End the ftcon3 and succeadlnR
FoWths are mGeh faster than the frat,
l1o % lhe tect that the roota ere ma-
l4lsa aRo no irrigation nor cultivation
eteasary.
Exhaustive measurements have
shown that the average growth oi ten
FeaF eucalyptus h eleven Inches IN a.
1nntef and nlnoty-tWo feet IN height, !
Wlth tha proper care this average would
b8 RFeaily exceeded,
70 ba conservative, let us assume
ihef M Ten YEAR, time there will Be
60 trees which viii each cut q loo e
|nrt Iona and ~ inches average diane
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