PLANTING THE PROPERTY.
Observa.' im. in en;. ne.tiou w t !i t :•- es and t ree-pla!)»ii,g fer n iiuinh'-r ot years have a nfir.ned _h° opinion that ore ot tbo pii.cijiil smi'ce^ <d hiss and injury to trees is that, they are planted too deoj.lv. especially on ].<w ? wet, sou. Trees are of'ren <s"t in <:oo small v huh', wi;h".-ut sprmdiii,-. the roots: too deep, nn"l in nddifhm, the i 'j round is hilled up aroui d the tree. I Ina dry season thi- soil pooh becomes ; hard, and ruin, instead of refreshing|"he 'rm. is made to run aw-sv from it. ' \ better wav i< r p' ;>. r,-;- in v hir.-o bole (tor most IV v t trees ihr -c ie; hi iliiiincter is none too iarue.) uud not too low., the roots propei.r sti-Kigbt-oiit'd, and, altin.ii -h the _ round uh.-.-ut 'he nee has been rai-eo. v<' ! t f«'T< i is a basin-iiko tlepre.-Ton for a hm*- ' around the tree, for the luck ot 'his siu.pl • precaution, very many tr-eos ujve oei'ii uj.si. in the pas' dry sca-itus. i'ut \<-ry little, ii any uou-uro. a rout d theti-'o.- wi,cn pl-u:tin_>. H sniy.it--hou'd :.e veil rot', c! unit ' lioro:i'._hiv miM'.; wi'h rli'j oni'iiarv s<ni. A' j .uiiii.-hijjg ot Kitten straw or bay, or j , com so manure, four inclics to six j ?uch''s ; i i . c K . ior tiinv >et around tb : | ' rt-e, P,-r throe impoUiitj . reasons is al- . n.o^c i/.'.l;spei..N-ibli» durur.!- the winter | a: 1 '! early s; rivg; it sboiild be put on | ;i f > or the gionnd is Jr ._•* m sohu, and ! and will then keep the f. ''>_ ; m t ! c j fiiTe win; or. 'I bo tree wui Ton be firm iv ; -• posiiioji. io;. I.t.sel.rd by | wii/tls, nor will tiie root- be injured by thawing and trei/.-.ng; the irosr, wil also remain in tiie ground undor lie tiee 1- f-r ;u the a'-d file Ipos'tun- wiii not Lome out 'iii")', t'i be lej.il-.u [>'• h'.t. T;si\-.. 'i lie Uiui'.llm_ Too: t be a^^'u put over tbe ;4 r .,iii;it :,.e bit; r part ot June, tv Keep t.j*-" weeds liuw'i und i>be ground dn.'iip tiuv:n>_- dry weitln-r. trees .shoii d '■.«.- c/;i!",.t .-ii t . rm . To JU rl V SO 'O'.l'ei-.
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Feilding Star, Volume III, Issue 10, 19 July 1882, Page 3
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370PLANTING THE PROPERTY. Feilding Star, Volume III, Issue 10, 19 July 1882, Page 3
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