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f. ;jnivsro.i> VOL. LIX. INDIANAPOLIS, JULY 9, 1904. NO 28. %%TptxXz\xtt 2_&p&vtmmtm SELECTION AND PLANTING OF SHADE TREES. Each Variety Hu Its Plact. lst Premium.—Tto shade tree is a bushy topped tree that is especially valuable for relief it affords in sunny places. Any natural tree of the forest inclines to spread and grow bushy rather than tall, if other trees are removed from it; but the maples, elms, ashes, oaks, beeches and tulips (called poplars) are all especially valuable. There are a few things to avoid choosing. Thin, open tops, ike avoid in choosing. Thin, open tops, liko the cottonwood; crooked, ill-made stocks, like the catalpa; frail, easily-brokei- branehes like the sumach, and all dwarfish specimens of slow and uncertain growtli. The Norway maple is the all-round best shade tree iir this climate. It makes the blackest of shadows, does the least of mischief with its roots, holds its foliage the best, and sheds it in tlie best possible, way. Besides, it takes a beautiful symmetrical shapo ,'and requires no pruning. The common sugar tree (rock maple) is a well nigh perfwt shade; but its growth is _s little, slow, and but few can transplant it successfully. The swamp nmple (soft maple, or silver maple) is faulty in only two particulars: lst, its roots grow troublesome along the sidewalk; 2d, its texture being firail, it inclines with age to become irregular and unsightly from the effect of storms. - The Carolina poplar is the best grower; but the above two faults are greater, with it than with the silver maple; for its roots run into ditches and vwells and cellars, about like willow roots. Then it is bad as a dropper of foliage. It is said to shed all summer. Being cheap and thrifty, it is the tree to plant about the barn or in all places where its faults are not seriously cared for. Kims, beeches, oaks, wishlcs, chestnuts, buckeyes, catalpas and cottonwoods, and even I.ombardy poplars, all have their places; and sometimes fruit trees miake the very shade that suits best. The judgment must decide, in all questions o( adaption. For example, the I-onibardy poplar and iall pines and the spruces art! usually worthless ;but as a windbreak they have no superiors. For that purpose, let them be planted in a row, not over seven feet apart, and they soon make n high wall, good against wind or fire. In town, the Norway maple is the best, and the Carolina poplar is perhaps the worst of the usual selections. In the . conntry, tbe variety may be without limit. They atle all good when they stand whero they are wanted. In planting the shade trees, there must be some caro taken as to the size nnd depth of tlie holo made for th|a roots. This should be wider from east to west, nnd the longer roots placed westward. This localise the winds from the west are most likely to move them. There is no use of a flat stone at the bottom of the hole; and too much litter and black dirt thrown in will do more harm than good. Select a 4im«. (not by the moon) when the soil is dry enough to crumble in around all the roots, and sift it in slowly till tho roots are covered. Then a gourd of water will cause a close clinging of soil to root, and the rest of the dirt may be laid on by tho shovelful. It is generally safe to plant just as deep as tlie tree stood in the ground by nature. But swamp maples and Carolina poplars may go deeper to lessen the tendency to disturbance of surface level. Best cut off those fibers that ■aro forming nearest tlie surface. The tap roots may be removed from almost any tree to be transplanted, with no harm to the tree. It is hard to provide for, anyway. Any time will do, after the fall of the leaves and "before freezing for autumn planting, and after the frost leavies the ground and before the leaves advance for spring. If the first summer proves especially dry, the life of la transplanted tree may be saved Iby laying a mulch of straw about the roots. A bucket of water once a quick growing, makes a dense shade, and when mature will yield a yearly harvest of syrup or sugar. The elm is one of the most beautiful in form of our forest trees, with graceful, drooping branches but slower in growtli than some others. OtliKr trees desirable as shade trees are tlie basswood or linden, the boxelder the wild cherry ,and the I_iriodendron, or tulip poplar. The last named will bear its greeir and yellow tulip flowers when only a small tree. If one wants a variety of trees, thero aro the flowering trees of our woods, which .will grow readily wblen transplanted; such as the flowering dogwood, "Where the Pond Lillies Grow," "Webster Lake, North "Webster, Ind. week will tide it through tho driest of periods. It is best to prune liberally before planting, for the feeble attachment at first secured by the roots will not enable them to take on moisture ns fast as many leaves will throw it off. "W. S. S. Bush Co. Native Flowering Trees Are Wotth Planting. 2d Premium.—Most authorities agree that the Ust time to plant shade trees is in the fall, after the leaves are fallen ami the trees are in n idormant state. HoweMi r, they are often planted in spring with success, if set out early before the leaves have started. In taking up young trees, care should lro taken that the roots are broken off as little as possible. The branches should in carefully trimmed; especially if tho lives are of several years growth. A young tree which has beon transplanted cann-ot support leaves and branches whicb excel in area its roots. See that the trees are planted deep enough that the roots can always reach moisture, aad also that the roots are spread in the natural way they grew at first, and not doiibfod over or crowded into a small space. Sift loose - earth carefully through ami over the roots until" the holes that have been dug ar© more than filled. If planted in sod, thb sods that were removed in digging should be turned upside down around the tree. Firm the earth down and water thoroughly. There are many beautiful shade trees among onr native Indiana trees. The sugar maple is a favorite tree. It is the redbnd or .Tudas tree, black haw, coffee rrut, aud the wild crab apple true. These flowering trues will not grow large and tall, like elms, poplars and maples, but still will make good sized shade trees. The nurserik-s will supply one with honey locusts, catalpas and the different varietilis of evergreens, such as cedar, balsam fir, juniper, larch and spruce; also the rapid growing Carolina poplar. If one intended to plant n grove, the unit bearing trovs would Ik, the most profitable; such ns black walnut, shellbark hickory, sweet chestnut and pecans. The chestnuts will come into hearing in five years, the pecans in six or sewn years. The walnut trees would be valuable for their timlier when fully grown. One might wait a good many years to gather nuts from hicKory trees of his own planting, but a grove of nut bearing trfees would some timie be valuable property. Hamilton Co. J. M. W. A Quick Way to Dig Holts. 3d Premium.—The maples, both the hard and the silver, are I think, among the best for shade trees. Either species grows very rapidly, and with « little attention will make a very beautiful tree. They are very easy to transplant, having no large tap root, like the oak, hickory and walnut, but nre surface ffeeders and easily dug. Thb elm and ash also make fine shade, and are particularly desirable on low ground and along water courses. Carolina poplftr is a quick grower and a beautiful tree, but, like the cotton-wood, more liable tc. inst _t depredations than the maple. Tlie western catalpja is of rapid growth and a good shade tree, tho large leaves and spi_os of white flowers giving it almost a tropical appearance. In the fall is the best time to transplant, but early in spring, before growth starts, will do. Get your trees in time, and heel them in, never leaving tlie roots exposed to sun or wind. When ready to Het, (having trees heeled in) first dig the holes, nnd, if the soil is stiff clay or hard pan, I would uso dynamite to make the holes, as it thoroughly loosens up the soil and makes a fine bed for the roots. To use dynamite, take 14 stick of 50 or 00 pkT cent, with cap and fuse. Take crowbar aud make hole about 10 indues deep. Drop in the % cartridge with fuse, and kick dirt tight around fuse at top of gronnd. Ijght the fuse and "light out." It will cost only four or five cents each for digging this way, and the soil will be in 1. tter tilth; and it is play instead of hard work. When holes are ready, take out one tree at a time. Trim the roots where they are mangled, and cut off enough of tin. top to balance. Set tree in, and throw top soil in and work around tine roots. As you fill up, tramp the soil, so that when you are done the tree will l>e as solid as oi post Trees should be set on south and west side of buildings, being careful to put them far enough from house so that, when they have made their full growth, they will not be too near the dwellings. If the trees 'are set pretty thickly, say four or five feet apart, they will give shade and protection much sooner and as they grow and begin to crowd, every oth»»r one can bs cut out, and as the years go by, still others mnst be removi-d, but those cut can be utilized Hor fire-wood, and thus be a gain rather than a loss. The trees should have a mulch of straw, orsimilarmaterial, in order to conserve the soil moisture during the summer season, and some coarse mannre added will mako them grow very rapidly. •Tay Co. J. B. O. Premiums of $1, 75 cents, 50 cents are given for the first, second and third best articles for the Experience Department each week. Manuscript should be sent direct to the Indiana Farmer Company and should reach oa one week before date of publication. No. 430, July 10.—Show how our country schools can be Improved. No. 487, Jnly 23. Give the general principles governing the cooking of meats and vegetables. SUPPOSING. " Jes' s'pos'n that you didn't have to work to earn your bread, An' every month was summer, with the blue sky overhead. .Tks' s'pos'n that a fortune growed in every one's back yard, An' drouth was never prevalent an' times was never hard. I tell you, when you'ne weary with the troubles of the day, An' tho shadows gather round you an' the sunshine fades away, There's nothin' soothes your spirit jaa* revives you half so well An jes' to sit in solitude an' s'pos'n for a spell. Your dreams ain't likely to come true, as Mory well you know, .but Jill the world, they say, is nothin' but a fleetiu' show, An' mid the disappointments an' illusions that beguile, I'm thankful fur the privilege of s'pos'n awhile.—Washington Star.
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Title | Indiana farmer, 1904, v. 59, no. 28 (July 9) |
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Agriculture Farm management Horticulture Agricultural machinery |
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agriculture farm management horticulture agricultural machinery and equipment |
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Agriculture Farm management Horticulture Agricultural machinery |
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agriculture farm management horticulture agricultural machinery and equipment |
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Call Number of Original | 630.5 In2 |
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Coverage | Indiana |
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Language | eng |
Collection Title | Indiana Farmer |
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Transcript | f. ;jnivsro.i> VOL. LIX. INDIANAPOLIS, JULY 9, 1904. NO 28. %%TptxXz\xtt 2_&p&vtmmtm SELECTION AND PLANTING OF SHADE TREES. Each Variety Hu Its Plact. lst Premium.—Tto shade tree is a bushy topped tree that is especially valuable for relief it affords in sunny places. Any natural tree of the forest inclines to spread and grow bushy rather than tall, if other trees are removed from it; but the maples, elms, ashes, oaks, beeches and tulips (called poplars) are all especially valuable. There are a few things to avoid choosing. Thin, open tops, ike avoid in choosing. Thin, open tops, liko the cottonwood; crooked, ill-made stocks, like the catalpa; frail, easily-brokei- branehes like the sumach, and all dwarfish specimens of slow and uncertain growtli. The Norway maple is the all-round best shade tree iir this climate. It makes the blackest of shadows, does the least of mischief with its roots, holds its foliage the best, and sheds it in tlie best possible, way. Besides, it takes a beautiful symmetrical shapo ,'and requires no pruning. The common sugar tree (rock maple) is a well nigh perfwt shade; but its growth is _s little, slow, and but few can transplant it successfully. The swamp nmple (soft maple, or silver maple) is faulty in only two particulars: lst, its roots grow troublesome along the sidewalk; 2d, its texture being firail, it inclines with age to become irregular and unsightly from the effect of storms. - The Carolina poplar is the best grower; but the above two faults are greater, with it than with the silver maple; for its roots run into ditches and vwells and cellars, about like willow roots. Then it is bad as a dropper of foliage. It is said to shed all summer. Being cheap and thrifty, it is the tree to plant about the barn or in all places where its faults are not seriously cared for. Kims, beeches, oaks, wishlcs, chestnuts, buckeyes, catalpas and cottonwoods, and even I.ombardy poplars, all have their places; and sometimes fruit trees miake the very shade that suits best. The judgment must decide, in all questions o( adaption. For example, the I-onibardy poplar and iall pines and the spruces art! usually worthless ;but as a windbreak they have no superiors. For that purpose, let them be planted in a row, not over seven feet apart, and they soon make n high wall, good against wind or fire. In town, the Norway maple is the best, and the Carolina poplar is perhaps the worst of the usual selections. In the . conntry, tbe variety may be without limit. They atle all good when they stand whero they are wanted. In planting the shade trees, there must be some caro taken as to the size nnd depth of tlie holo made for th|a roots. This should be wider from east to west, nnd the longer roots placed westward. This localise the winds from the west are most likely to move them. There is no use of a flat stone at the bottom of the hole; and too much litter and black dirt thrown in will do more harm than good. Select a 4im«. (not by the moon) when the soil is dry enough to crumble in around all the roots, and sift it in slowly till tho roots are covered. Then a gourd of water will cause a close clinging of soil to root, and the rest of the dirt may be laid on by tho shovelful. It is generally safe to plant just as deep as tlie tree stood in the ground by nature. But swamp maples and Carolina poplars may go deeper to lessen the tendency to disturbance of surface level. Best cut off those fibers that ■aro forming nearest tlie surface. The tap roots may be removed from almost any tree to be transplanted, with no harm to the tree. It is hard to provide for, anyway. Any time will do, after the fall of the leaves and "before freezing for autumn planting, and after the frost leavies the ground and before the leaves advance for spring. If the first summer proves especially dry, the life of la transplanted tree may be saved Iby laying a mulch of straw about the roots. A bucket of water once a quick growing, makes a dense shade, and when mature will yield a yearly harvest of syrup or sugar. The elm is one of the most beautiful in form of our forest trees, with graceful, drooping branches but slower in growtli than some others. OtliKr trees desirable as shade trees are tlie basswood or linden, the boxelder the wild cherry ,and the I_iriodendron, or tulip poplar. The last named will bear its greeir and yellow tulip flowers when only a small tree. If one wants a variety of trees, thero aro the flowering trees of our woods, which .will grow readily wblen transplanted; such as the flowering dogwood, "Where the Pond Lillies Grow," "Webster Lake, North "Webster, Ind. week will tide it through tho driest of periods. It is best to prune liberally before planting, for the feeble attachment at first secured by the roots will not enable them to take on moisture ns fast as many leaves will throw it off. "W. S. S. Bush Co. Native Flowering Trees Are Wotth Planting. 2d Premium.—Most authorities agree that the Ust time to plant shade trees is in the fall, after the leaves are fallen ami the trees are in n idormant state. HoweMi r, they are often planted in spring with success, if set out early before the leaves have started. In taking up young trees, care should lro taken that the roots are broken off as little as possible. The branches should in carefully trimmed; especially if tho lives are of several years growth. A young tree which has beon transplanted cann-ot support leaves and branches whicb excel in area its roots. See that the trees are planted deep enough that the roots can always reach moisture, aad also that the roots are spread in the natural way they grew at first, and not doiibfod over or crowded into a small space. Sift loose - earth carefully through ami over the roots until" the holes that have been dug ar© more than filled. If planted in sod, thb sods that were removed in digging should be turned upside down around the tree. Firm the earth down and water thoroughly. There are many beautiful shade trees among onr native Indiana trees. The sugar maple is a favorite tree. It is the redbnd or .Tudas tree, black haw, coffee rrut, aud the wild crab apple true. These flowering trues will not grow large and tall, like elms, poplars and maples, but still will make good sized shade trees. The nurserik-s will supply one with honey locusts, catalpas and the different varietilis of evergreens, such as cedar, balsam fir, juniper, larch and spruce; also the rapid growing Carolina poplar. If one intended to plant n grove, the unit bearing trovs would Ik, the most profitable; such ns black walnut, shellbark hickory, sweet chestnut and pecans. The chestnuts will come into hearing in five years, the pecans in six or sewn years. The walnut trees would be valuable for their timlier when fully grown. One might wait a good many years to gather nuts from hicKory trees of his own planting, but a grove of nut bearing trfees would some timie be valuable property. Hamilton Co. J. M. W. A Quick Way to Dig Holts. 3d Premium.—The maples, both the hard and the silver, are I think, among the best for shade trees. Either species grows very rapidly, and with « little attention will make a very beautiful tree. They are very easy to transplant, having no large tap root, like the oak, hickory and walnut, but nre surface ffeeders and easily dug. Thb elm and ash also make fine shade, and are particularly desirable on low ground and along water courses. Carolina poplftr is a quick grower and a beautiful tree, but, like the cotton-wood, more liable tc. inst _t depredations than the maple. Tlie western catalpja is of rapid growth and a good shade tree, tho large leaves and spi_os of white flowers giving it almost a tropical appearance. In the fall is the best time to transplant, but early in spring, before growth starts, will do. Get your trees in time, and heel them in, never leaving tlie roots exposed to sun or wind. When ready to Het, (having trees heeled in) first dig the holes, nnd, if the soil is stiff clay or hard pan, I would uso dynamite to make the holes, as it thoroughly loosens up the soil and makes a fine bed for the roots. To use dynamite, take 14 stick of 50 or 00 pkT cent, with cap and fuse. Take crowbar aud make hole about 10 indues deep. Drop in the % cartridge with fuse, and kick dirt tight around fuse at top of gronnd. Ijght the fuse and "light out." It will cost only four or five cents each for digging this way, and the soil will be in 1. tter tilth; and it is play instead of hard work. When holes are ready, take out one tree at a time. Trim the roots where they are mangled, and cut off enough of tin. top to balance. Set tree in, and throw top soil in and work around tine roots. As you fill up, tramp the soil, so that when you are done the tree will l>e as solid as oi post Trees should be set on south and west side of buildings, being careful to put them far enough from house so that, when they have made their full growth, they will not be too near the dwellings. If the trees 'are set pretty thickly, say four or five feet apart, they will give shade and protection much sooner and as they grow and begin to crowd, every oth»»r one can bs cut out, and as the years go by, still others mnst be removi-d, but those cut can be utilized Hor fire-wood, and thus be a gain rather than a loss. The trees should have a mulch of straw, orsimilarmaterial, in order to conserve the soil moisture during the summer season, and some coarse mannre added will mako them grow very rapidly. •Tay Co. J. B. O. Premiums of $1, 75 cents, 50 cents are given for the first, second and third best articles for the Experience Department each week. Manuscript should be sent direct to the Indiana Farmer Company and should reach oa one week before date of publication. No. 430, July 10.—Show how our country schools can be Improved. No. 487, Jnly 23. Give the general principles governing the cooking of meats and vegetables. SUPPOSING. " Jes' s'pos'n that you didn't have to work to earn your bread, An' every month was summer, with the blue sky overhead. .Tks' s'pos'n that a fortune growed in every one's back yard, An' drouth was never prevalent an' times was never hard. I tell you, when you'ne weary with the troubles of the day, An' tho shadows gather round you an' the sunshine fades away, There's nothin' soothes your spirit jaa* revives you half so well An jes' to sit in solitude an' s'pos'n for a spell. Your dreams ain't likely to come true, as Mory well you know, .but Jill the world, they say, is nothin' but a fleetiu' show, An' mid the disappointments an' illusions that beguile, I'm thankful fur the privilege of s'pos'n awhile.—Washington Star. |
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