The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-10-14
PLAN FER PLANTING TREES.
EEazhaza-a Planting Hesas Fsil..re

zzarhazard Planting FEes7s FaiIure
i tle farmer would put in his crops
with nora planning then the most PEG
F pie 90 ~ the setting cut CO trees, his
farming successes woaid be Just about
Is good as many OF the earlier tree
I paintings have been in the western
part of the state of Kansas.
However, the up-to-date farmer has
his fields all planned. He knows what
j seed IS to 60 into which field some time
+ before he aetually sows u. Rotations
are figured out for two or three or even
more years in advance. Everything
follows definite methods and outlines
The drawing up of definite plans for
tree planting does not mean added ex-
pense, greater difficulty in setting out
or caring for the growing tree, or in
4 efficiency In the protection and utiiiza-
tica OF the farm premises It does
/ mean greater pe-manency in planting
added Beauty and attractiveness, more
efficient protection and shade, and
greater value to the farm home.
Trees form a crop, and since the
crop is one that IS to be held, not for
. one or two years, Is other crops, but
Cor twenty or thirty years, life time
and even longer, 1t becomes of utmost
Importance that the crop be set out
WITH al the planning possible. If more
attention were given to this phase OF
. preparation for tree planting, the dis
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specimens and the neglect of trees be-
cause they stand where they viii never
. 90 anyone any go0i would disappear. In
stead there would arise a necessity for
caring for them, because they would be
far too va;uable t. be neglected. This Is
not theory. lis the actual experience Of
any one who has undertaken the plant
ing and care OF a tree One soon tires
of caring for tree that has no Iegiti-
mate reason for occupying the space
and the place that il does occupy. On
the other hand, one takes peculiar in
terest and pride in looking after the
tree that stands n some certain place
/ because that place could not get along
without it. A definite outline, there
fore, of the steps to be taken in the ar
rangsment of trees and shrubs about
. the place becomes essential FOR the eff
. fcient protection without the sacrifice
OF beauty.
@ The chief object of planting, especial
y in Western Kansas, is protection
from wind ard sun. In fact, this be-
comes SO essential that it must be given
/ prominence over other considerations.
+ Protection is needed from the hot south
winds Of summer and from the cold
north and northwest winds of winter.
/ Any summer protection can be secured
by paintings of broadleaved trees, or
trees which lose their leaves during the
winter, and the most efficient check to
/ the summer winds IS a shelterbelt OF
three or four or more rows OF such
trees. Such a belt seould consist OF
several rows of taller growing trees al
/ ternated with several rows of lower
growing or shrubby trees. The object
being to secure as complete a screen
+ against the winds as possible.
To continue the straight line OF such
q tree belt around the vest and north
west sides of the grounds would at once
+ become very nonotonous. Hence at
the north and northwest the protection
+ against the winter winds may be Sc
. cured By groups 50 arranged as 70 form
q complete shelter from that side
/ These groups should consist almost en-
tirely OF evergreens, s.nce these carry
the same amount of foliage in the WIN
ter as il the sumner and would there
fore be a greater protection IN the win
ter than the bare limbs of the broad
I Ieaved trees. Evergreens are slower
growing than broadleaved trees, and
it might become desirable to mix them
with ia ter growing species provided
these latter are removed just as soon
as they begin to retard the growth of
the evergreen trees.
Where grounds are located in the
midst of natural scenery as is the case
with nearly every farmstead, the most
desirable form of planting is in groups.
Straight lines of trees across the
grounds or along the sides and front of
the house cut up the yard and make it
appear much smaller than it really Is.
The house and grounds can be thorough
ly shaded without straight rows of
trees. Carefully arranged groups are
much prettier, are just as efficient, and
give q roomier and more inviting ap-
pearance TO the place than do straight
rows which coop up the house.
/ In ARRANGING the erouDS Of trees