Year: 1872

SETTING TREEs.-Some good suggcs-
tioLs, it seems to MS, are offered by Mr..
NJ r. GAGE, in the last number oil the
Madison Independent, in regard TO set,
ting trees, which we think worthy of
laying before our readers, especially as
spring pproaches-the season for en-,
gaging in this work. In the midst Of so
much general ignorance and carelessness
in the matter of tree planting, anything
that will terd 10 enligten and encourage
the work, should be spread before the
people. When we think. too. of the
want of appreciation of the value of
trees, in their attraction, and of the
grateful return they make in comfort
aid happiness, to say nothing of the en-
joyment afforded by the fruit they yield,
it is matter of surprise that stolid
thoughtlessness and indifference Is so
common. What return, for instance,
is made from the simple planting of a
single grape vine, costing little or moth
ing, and with very little care in train
ing, taking up no appreciable room, IN
the ornament and pleasure resulting
from its growth, and the still greater en-
ioymcnt realized from it's almost regular,
abundant annual supply of luxurious
fruit. These pleasures are within the
reach of all-noue so poor, if possessed
of little plat of ground, but that he or
she may add to the sum of their happi.
ness bv little attention in this direct
ion. Let us, therefore, urge upon all,
the improvement of the coming spring
in planting a tree, shrub or vine, at least
and numbers of them if within their
reach:


In setting fruit or forest trees there is
many times large percentage die. which
is loss in money paid out and dis
couragement TO the fruit grower. have
fer number of years adopted the fol
lowing plan with marked success AT
ter digging the hole, place the tree in it
and fill in fine dirt sufficient TO cover
the roots; then si't in say one pint of
Stacked lime and water sufficient to wet
the roots thoroughly, and fill the hole
with dirt. have seldom lost tree in
this way. Last spring l adopted dii-
ferent plan; | bought 200 peach trees Of
Storrs & Harrison, and as thought my
previous plan would take too much time
in setting them, took n fifteen gallon
kettle to the place of setting. and pnt in
to it abont six quarts of stone lime, filed
the kettle with water and stirred it I'M
! til the lime was Stacked ; then dug the
| holes for row of trees, took that num-
Der of trees and dipped the roots one at
time in the lime.watcr and placed
them in the hole, filed with fine dirt, and
continued so until had set 2l2 ueeR.
The lime-watcr you'd change the color
of the roots in zen minutes they looked
as if they were slightly burned; and
now for the result: Not one tree died uf
the 2l2, and though the season was
very dry, they made the most rapid
growth that have ever seen. My oh
!ject in lining was to kill the peach grub
or It's larva if any in the roots, and
think succeeded. After the trees were
set, took strong lime water and with
common garden watering | OF wet
the tops and body with the water. /
will here make one statement, showing
the effect of lime on trees. Two years
ago had n peach tree with fork, or
two branches. The fork was covered
with rough bark and large amount
of gum. ! supposed that the tree would
soon split apart. had quantity of
thick lime whiiewash, and placed a
quantity in the fork, pressing ii in with
a trowel. The next spring removed
what lime was left 4; the rough bark and
gum had disappeared and the crack APP.
ppared as sound as any other part of the
Tee. ] think if there was more lime
used on fruit trees they would be more
leal'hy. -Four quarts of stone lime to
FIVE pailsful of water would make lye
sufficiently strong TO wash the bodies.