Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-02-02

the young tree to send out many
hairlike roots and 20 make them
more easily traHspla"ted. Now you
have young evergreen nursery
right in hand. Prepare your land
inside of your dc";'!';cus tree: We
have before referred to. T"kH soma
day when it is cloudy, possibly 4 III
tie rainy, and transplant these young
trees to the permanent place you
propose to have them grow. Do not
think you must have an ungalnly
scotch pine. This is coarse grow
ing tree. You can grow spruce
lust as we'll, and the balsams are
fine also. Both of these trees will
grow in very shapely manner
Put out as many evergreens as you
are inclined to. They can be planted
alternately so that the space Will be
thoroughly protected by a growth OF
evergreens about at least three sides
of your farm-stead enclosure.
Avoid the Cottonwood.
We made the mistake in the early
days of planting out the cottonWoods.
It was very natural that we did So
The trees were at hand. Ihey
could be grown from cuttings. but
we have found that after time TINS
tree-which is accustomed to have
an abundance of water by its native
river. creek or lake-will die when
we most need it. 1t is a tree Tor
moist land, and for this rason is not
good one for the upland prairie.
Added to this it's limbs are brittle
and will break badly under the
storms of sleet and soft snow. One
of the most pitiful sights that we
see upon our prairies is where we
come upon grove largely compos-
ed of cottonwoods that have been
broken down by snow storms ana
have died by reason of lack OF mols'
ture.
Seeds for Trees.
There are some trees that can be
propagated nicely from seeds; the
blackberry is one. I am inclined to
think it would be we'll to buy the
Young elms. Buy them when they
are young. One can get almost II
not quite as good growth by start
ing a young tree that may be eigh'
teen inches high as from tree that
may be four or five feet high. The
young tree gets quicker hold upon
the earth and soon overtakes the
larger tree that has been taken from
it's original spot and has lost many
of its sustaining roots.
Cultivation of Trees.
For the first two years l should
thoroughly cultivate these trees that
we have referred to as having been
carefully set out. Use cultivator
freely Keep the land clean. If the
land is new it will not take a great
deal of labor to keep the weeds
down. Do not let the grass get a
hold upon this land we have devot-
ed to trees. After the two years,
then we have been very successful
in using a mulch of straw about
them and in that way keeping down
the weeds that otherwise would
appear. This, of course, saves labor.
We have not as yet suffered any loss
from this method of tree culture. l
was cautioned that this mulching
would become the home of insect
pests, but I have found no trouble
so far covering period of over
thirty years.
Insect Pests.
Here is a word of caution for
those who grow trees, and every
farmer upon the prairie should grow
them. The saw-fiy will certainly at
tack his willows, and if they are left
to propagate from year to year they
certainly will destroy this beautiful
hedge that is so much needed for
the outer protection Of our farm.
stead. This will necessitate some
kind of a spray pump. One can be-.
gin with a comparatively cheap one,