Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1917-04-26
Arbor Day.
Plant Trees


members OF this great club. Some
day | may be able to get out little
booklet showing the names of all the
members SO you can have meetings
in your various neighborhoods.
We are having a very peculiar"
spring-in fact no spring at all
don't know how you feel about It,
but it takes about all the grit | have
to keep looking for spring, and warm
weather and get up each morning
and find it still showing
1t won't do to set out the trees un-
til we get through with winter, so
we Will have to delay the day for
planting ! think until some time the
first week In May. The backward
season is putting us back on ditch
work and ! do not think the water
can be truned on before the first of
May; there are certain repairs that
must be made. You will want water
when you set out the trees, so we
must all be as patient as we can I'M
Ill the weather is right for tree plant
ing We want each tree to live, that
is the important thing. The trees
are coming from one OF the best
Nurseries In the United States, they
know the trees are for my boys and
girls and are sending good ones
they will surely be here and you will
have them.
II you have not picked out the
place you want to plant 1t. better do
1t now. so you will be ready ! am
going to tell you more how to set
out your trees SO as TO make a good
job
DO not select a place where the
water is apt to stand. most trees can
not stand wet feet any more than
children. Yet you want to locate it
so you can give it a drink once in
while from the ditch.
Dig good large hole. deep enough
so you can spread out the roots in a
natural way. and so you can set the
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ground than 1t stood in the nursery.
you can tell from the tree about how
deep TO set It, II you make the hole
too small It cramps the roots just
like wearing too small shoe and II
hurts the tree 1t is a good plan to
I'll the hole with water and let il
settle in the ground.
In digging the hole put the top
dirt in a pile by itself and throw
away the bottom dirt When you
set the tree use the top dirt to put
around the roots. Put wet gunny
sack over the dirt you are going TO
use so as TO keep 1t moist until you
are ready to use It.
Do not unpack the tree until you
When the tree comes heel II in the
garden or better still in the cellar
Don't under any conditions expose
the roots to the sun or let them dry
out They cannot live in the air any
more than a fish can out OF water.
Don't set the tree out until after
sun down BE sure the water you
put in the hole has all settled out OF
sight and that the ground is not
muddy or sticky. After supper take
the tree out and with a sharp knit,
or pruning shears cut off the tip ends
: of the roots and any bruised or in
iured roots. shake them out gently
so that they are In natural position
then place II In the hole-in an up
right position-then put in a small
amount of dirt around the roots. b'
sure Il Is packed in close to the root
. so that there are no air spaces. Keel
on adding dirt and thoroughly pack
ing until the hole is filled.
DO not put any water In with tn
dirt, It is apt to cause the earth It
shrink away from the roots. when l
dries out 1t is very important Il
have the dirt packed very close L
the roots.
When you have the trees set as
have directed, then you must prun
off part of the little limbs, II ther
are any. and cut back the top. leav
three or four good buds on each linn
you can tell how to balance tn
: tree leaving limbs on each side d
not leave more than one limb at sam
place on the tree, 1t will be stronge
to leave a little space along the trun'
of the tree.
Now make little trench aroun
the edge OF where the hole was an
put the water in the trench. 1t In
lures the tree to have water stan
against the trunk so make the dill
=, little higher next the trunk so tn
u water will run away.
You can water the tree frequentl
on the start until It shows thrift
growth and gradually take off unit
o about August first. after which yo
= should not water It. There are tw
kinds of wood in tree, heart WOO
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