The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-05-22
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they are allowed to soak for severa
hours in warm water. Seeds OF 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
tally or seeds Of trees that require
crowding 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
talpa, ash, maple, elm, blackberry,
Usage orange and locust are spaced
not more than three-fourths of an inch
apart. There is tendency to plant
tree seed too deeply. A covering OF
one-fourth to one-half inch Is suffi'
cient for light seed like birch and null
berry, three.fourths of an inch for
seed like maple and catalpa and one
and a half inches for such as oak and
hickory. The soil should be made
firm over the seeds, but not packed
hard.
The seedlings are cultivated during
the growing season the same as any
garden crop. During very dry sea-
sons the nursery rows should be wa
tered If suffering. They are protected
during the first winter either by hill
ing I'D 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. Coniferous
seedlings are left to grow for two
years and then transplanted 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. Fast-growing 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 si'
feet. The object in planting tree
close together is to get the grount
covered as quickly as possible, SO tina
the trees will protect each other iron
the sun and drying winds.
The best time for planting the seed
lings is as soon as the frost has lef
the ground and when the spring rain!
have begun. Damp, cloudy days are
best, for the roots will dry out less
The seedlings should not be pulled w
from the nursery, but should be lifted
with a spade SO as not to strip the
tender bark from the roots. They are
placed at once in buckets Of water.
Planting the. Trees.
The roots of the seedlings are KEEP
immersed in water at all times. The!
are liable to die if exposed to the SUI
for only minute or two. The hole II
dug large enough and deep enough
that the roots will not be compressed
but will lie in their natural position
The seedlings should be set in tn
ground little deeper than they stoot
in the nursery. The soil is pressed il
against the roots as we'll as down
ward, so that no air spaces are left.
The cultivation does not need to b.
deep, but should be frequent. and tn
dirt should not be heaped up abou
the seedlings. Cultivation is not con
tinued late into the fall, as it stimu
lates the trees to late growth, making
them liable to damage by early frosts
Cultivation is continued for three O
four years. or until the crowns begil
to touch. From that time until It be
comes necessary to thin out the tree
the young plantation will need no fur
Their attention except protection from
grazing and fire.