Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-03


| unless you can see from one end to the
ether when two will be all you need
| After you have made one trip the
full length of the field, look back and
note any kink or slight curve in the
mark you have just made. Now go
right over the same mark, aiming to
! correct the uneven places IN your line.
If you are a fairly good marksman, you
will now have a perfectly straight line,
and you will proceed to mark out the
whole field in the customary way as
| for corn, except that you should take
| special pains to remedy any deviation
| from the perfectly straight line. Par
ticularly watch the ends. BY looking
back along your line every time you
| have taken turn, you will discover
the kinks; make mental note of
where they are, for you will see them
better at a distance then when you
come to them, and take them out on
your next trip across. If your field is
somewhat rolling. your line will tend
to become curve, but YOU can take
care of that in the same way, If you do
not wait until the curves become too
pronounced.
Having finished one way, mark out
across, at right angles. and you will
have Il perfect checker board which
will eliminate all further measuring. It
Will take you fully a day to mark out a
field Of say, five acres, but 1t Is time
well spent.
The marker you use should have an
upright handle on each end to steady it
by, and you should walk beside the
marker. with one hand on the handle,
guiding your horse with the other
hand. BY always walking directly over
the last mark. you will know just
where and how to manipulate your
marker.
Correct Way to Dig Holes.
Now you are ready to dig the holes.
Make the first hole on a line fifteen feet
from the fence. or outside line OF field.
You will need that much to turn
around in with horse and wagon. and
in blowing. Use pointed shovel. and
make the holes just large enough to
receive the tree-roots comfortably.
Counting from the first hole, 1t is
simple matter to dig hole at every
sixth crossmark. Throw the fine sur
face soil in a separate little mound
close by the hole, to be within easy
reach of your hands while planting.
Two good men will dig five acres day.
provided they don't waste too nuoh
time swapping yarns as they lean
comfortably on their shovel handles.
The trees have meanwhile arrived
and have been temporarily heeled In
close to the field Hitch your team to
, the lumber sleigh, removing the box.
! or the stone-boat will do. Place on 1t
| a fifty gallon barrel sawed in two. ha'f
| full Of water One or two old blankets
complete your equipments. Now put
| into the tub of water two or three
bundles OF trees and several bundles
moro wrapped in your wet blankets.
| Put Fine Soil around the Roots.
! Take each tree from the tub as need
/ ed, look 1t over quickly to remove any
| ,abelwire, also an occasional borer. Cut
off all mutilated portions Of root. Hold
your tree upright in the hole. exactly
where the crossmarks would be, with
/ one hand: with the other, pull in the
| fine surface soil among the spread ou:
! roots. and press down firmly. 1t won't
! hurt you a bit to get down on your
! knees while doing this. The tree should
| be about AS deep in the soil as 1t stood
| in the nursery or little deeper When
the roots are we'll covered, get on them
with your feet, and press down very
/, firmly all around: finish off by thro" :
| ing a little loose soil on top to stoE
rapid drying out. Tell your men rish'
| at the start how you want your trees
planted, just as you show them. nc
matter IL they have notions OF ;he'i
| own.
| Each tree as soon as planted is cu'
back to either a whip, or the branches
Gu. back to one bud. Three or foul
buds are plenty for the tree to make
good top with, and one single bud WI
often make as desirable tree as more
The shaping of your future tree comes
ltaer. A 1-year-old tree of medium
size ia nv choice for orchard plant
Ing.
Keep the Varieties Together.
Plant all of one variety first. ther
proceed to the next one. Have eaci
| variety in solid block. l prefer te
have each variety In long rows, how
1 ever. with one end of each block O
trees on the entrance side OF the or
4 chard. which brings each variety near
~ the same distance from yopr pack
ing house.
You will be surprised how quick!
i your trees can be planted II you pro
coed in the manner described, ant
every tree will be lined up perfectly
not only in the square rows. but all al
aYonals as well will be as true ana