Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-22
Daily Hints on Farm Topics

f, transplant only small trees unless
one 10 lifted to do the work OF trans
planting large trees rightly. In
trAnsplanting such specimens 1t 10
necessary to take q great amount OF
the root system and soil along with
the tree In order to transport the
specimen successfully. It is much
better to plant tree under two
inches In size. In transplanting.
even 80 small tree the top should
always be we'll shortened In order to
balance UP the necessary loss Of
roots in digging.
Native Shrubbery Desirable.
Any OF the native shrubs give
most excellent effects when trans
planted into school house yards or
about farm houses. The fact that
these plants are common does not
make them inelegant or inferior.
Among such plants which are suit
able for ornamental planting are the
red twig dogwood, which grows
sbundantly In this county. The
nanny berry or black haw 10 anoth-
or that is valuable. The ordinary
hazel the sumacs, the bitter sweet.
the euonymus, sometimes called the
spindle tree or tho strawberry tree,
the wild clematis wild plums, wild
crab. and red haws and many other
valuable low growing trees or,
shrubs, will suggest themselves.
Planting Evergreens.
A great many people who at,
tempt to plant evergreens fail be-
cause they have not learned one vital
principle in connection with these
trees. The roots Of these trees con-
tain a resinous sap. Whenever the
roots are exposed to the sun or dry
ing wind for even 80 short time
as few minutes there Is grave dan
gar that this sap will harden or be-
come gummy and the roots will
thereby be killed. The first essen
tial for success In planting ever
green's is that the roots he not ex-
posed whatever, to the sun or wind.
II one will keep this in mind and
will plant at the proper season which
ds just as the tip buds are swelling
on the young evergreens there IN
little danger but that he will have
not less than 80 per cent Of sue
cess. This presupposes that the
trees have been dug with the proper
amount of root system and that the
tops have not been allowed TO dry
out. Evergreen wind breaks ere
such valuable assets to every farm
place In exposed districts in this
country that the extra effort should
be made toward getting such grove
planted at once. The best size for
PLANTING Is IL to 1S inches-two to
hree times transplanted. The best
evergreens for this purpose are the
Norway Spruce, Austrian Pine, white
pine, white spruce, black hill spruce,
Douglas fir, Scotch pine and
Jack pine. The last two trees are
inferior and the planting of them
should be limited.
Value Of Nursery Grown Stock.
In all Arbor day planting nursery
grown stock IT. 1t has been properly
handled is undoubtedly better than
that which is gotten from the fields
or forests. In some instances the
cost is prohibitive on this material.
But II it can be gotten at reasonable
rates there is usually larger chance
for success II one gets the stock from
a nearby nursery and sets it out at
once.
Anyone contemplating tArbor day
planting will do well to bear in mind
the following collections which are
being offered by several nearby
nurseries. These nurseries are
thoroughly reliable and are making
a special Arbor day rate on orders
for this stock received before April |
Is. The Agricultural Advisor will
agree to forward any orders for any
Of all these collections. The freight |
will be a small charge extra, above
the price quoted Any party call
ing or addressing the County Crop
Improvement Association office may
have the names Of the nurseries who
are cooperating in the offers.
Special offer No. 1. Twenty-Five
FRUIT trees, $500.
I Jonathan apple, Wealthy 40
Die, 3 N, w. Greening apple.
iowa Blush apple, 2 Grimes Golden,
apple. ] Yellow Transparent apple.
Benomia apple, Whitney crab, =
EARLY Richmond cherry. 3 Dyehouse
cherry, 2 Kieffer pear, CARRIER
pear.
Special offer No. 2. 10 shrubs
q $50, 2 to 3 feet or up:
spirea Van Houttei, Lilac Double
White. Common SNOWFALL, Hydran- !
yea Paniculata G. Red Dogwood,
Weigelia Red (Eva Rathke), Honey |
su excl bush (pink), Syringa Coron-
arius, Japan Barberry, Clematis
Paniculata 2 year climber.
Special offer No. 3. Ten shade, !
and evergreens, $500:
Hard Maple 6 to feet, Norway
Maple g. to 8 feet, Pin, Oak 6 to s
feet, Cut leaf Maple e to feet,
American Sycamore 8 to 8 feet, Eu.
ropean Mt. Ash 6 to g feet, Bech- |
tells Double Flowering Crab 8 to 4 |
feet, Norway Spruce feet, White
Pine 2 to 8 feet, Austrian Pine 2 to
3 feet.