The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-04-10

inmate much quickly when planted II
they are allowed TO soak for several
hours in warm water Seeds oil ASH,
tulip, maple and catalpa should be
soaked for two or three hours IN warm
water and should be planted at once
and not be allowed to dry out. Seeds
of coffee bean, locust and blackberry
are started in boiling hot water and
allowed TO soak for three or four days.
The seeds that swell should be plant
ed at once and the rest given another
treatment In hot water.
Planting the Seed.
The seed should be planted In the
nursery as early in the spring as pos
sible. They are planted In rows far
enough apart to allow OF easy cultiva-
ton. They are sown quite thick In
the rows, especially seeds OF low vi
tality or seeds OF trees that require
crowdng to prevent their becoming
too large for easy handling Acorns
and nuts should be sown two or three
inches apart in the rows, while ca
taipa, ash, maple, elm, blackberry,
Usage orange and locust are spaced
not more than thrce.fourths of an inch
apart. There is tendency to plant
tree seed too deeply. A covering OF
Ione-fourth to one.half inch Is sufo'
cient for light seed like birch and null
berry, three.fourths Of an inch for
seed like maple and catalpa and one
| and n half inches for such as oak and
hickory. The soil should be made
firm over the seeds, but not packed
hard
The aeedlngs are cultivated during
the growing season the same as any
garden crop During very dry sea
sons the nursery rows should be wa
tered II suffering They are protected
during the first winter either by HILL
ing up the earth about them or by
mulching with straw or leaves. The
seedlings of broad.leaved trees will be
large enough for planting the spring
following the seeding, ConiierouS
seedlings are left to grow Tor TWO
years and then transplantcd In the
nursery again for another year
The distance between the rows and
the distance the trees are planted
apart In the rows depends upon the
kind OF tree and on the conditions OF
soil and moisture. FastgrOwing trees
are planted farther apart than slow
growing trees On very favorable
sites where trees grow fast wider
spacing can be used than on poor soil
, In general the trees should not be
spaced farther apart than four to six
feet. The object In planting trees
close together Is to get the ground
covered as quickly as possible, 30 that
the trees will protect each other from
the sun and drying winds.
The best time for planting the seed
. Iings Is as soon as the frost has left
, the ground and when the spring rains
, have begun. Damp, cloudy days are
, best. for the roots will dry out less.
The seedlings should not be pulled up
from the nursery. but should be lifted
r with a spade so as not to strip the
-. tender bark from tho roots. They are
+. placed at once In buckets of water
4 Planting the Trees.
5 The roots of the seedlings are Kept
4 immersed In water at all times. They
4 are liable to die II exposed to the SUI
4 for only minute or two. The hole Is
n dug large enough and deep enough
that the roots will not be compressed
but will lie In their natural position
e The seedlings should be set in the
d ground little deeper than they stooC
I. In the nursery The soil is pressed II
t, against the roots as well as down
@ ward, so that no air spaces are left
S The cultivation does not need to b.
It deep, but should be frequent and tn
n dirt should not be heaped up abou
Q, the seedlings. Cultivation Is not cor
g tinued late into the fall, as it stimr
e lates the trees TO late growth, maxim
It them liable to damage by early frosts
Re Cultivation is continued for three o
d four years. or until the crowns begi
h.. to touch. From that time until II BIZ
1t comes necessary to thin out the tree
ID the young plantation will need no tul
thor attention except protection fror
r. grazing and fire.