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HOME AND FARM MAGAZINE S E C T IO N
Transplacting Trees
H E tra n sp la n tin g of a tree, w hether
it be sm all or large, usually cheeks
its grow th, and w hile th is check is
not alw ays detrim en tal, y e t it usually
reduces th e to ta l grow th fo r th e suc
ceeding tw o or th ree years. T his general
check is caused by th e loss o f roots
w hich tak es place in d igging th e trees.
I t m atters little how carefu lly a tree
m ay be dug. it will su ffe r a severe loss
o f roots and in m any cases from ono-
h a lf to th ree-fo u rth s o f its en tire root
system , and p ractically all of its fe e d
ing roots will be lost. I t is im possi
ble to exercise too much care in th e
digging and tra n sp la n tin g o f trees and
especially in d ry or severe clim ates.
The tim e or season of th e y ear for
tra n sp la n tin g deciduous trees is gov
erned by the developm ent o f th e tree,
th e condition of the soil and th e w eath
ed th a t is ap t to follow tra n sp lan tin g .
M any trees may be successfully tr a n s
p lan ted nt. any tim e d u rin g th eir d or
m ant c r leafeless period, while o thers
require th a t tra n sp la n tin g bo done at
ce rta in seasons of th e year. I f the
tre e s are fully m atured, th e soil moist,
not wet, and th e w inters not too severe,
one may feel safe in fall p lan tin g . I f
th e soil is w et and poorly prepared and
th e trees are not well ripened o ff, it
is safer to p lan t in early spring.
Decidtfhus trees should be planted
from one to tw o inches deeper th an they
grew in th e nursery.
Thoroughly pulvprir.ed, m oist e arth
should bo w orked in am ong th e roots
u n til th e hole is about h a lf full, and
then th is earth should be tam ped u n til
it is solid. The tam ping o f e a rth around
the roots o f th e trees is one of th e most
im p o rtan t featu res o f tr a n s p 'ititin g
trees.
W ater m ay be applied to th e hole
eith er the day before th e trees are p la n t
ed or a fte r the hole is h a lf full of earth ,
b u t if the soil is m oist it is usually best
not to use any w ater. T he upper h alf
of the soil th a t is filled w ith th e hole
m ay bo le ft loose or lig h tly tam ped,
am i the su rface le ft loose and fin ely
pulverized. This will serve as a muleli
as well as tak e up any w ater th a t may
fall on tho surface.
E vergreen trees are more d iffic u lt to
tra n sp la n t successfully th a n deciduous
trees, b u t if the proper tim e be selected,
the trees properly handled w hile th ey are
out of th e ground, the m anner of p la n t
ing be not too fau lty , and th e pare they
receive a fte r tra n sp la n tin g be reaso n
able, one may usually expect success.
W ith th e proper care, 'a n evergreen
tre e m ay be tran sp lan ted any m onth
during th e year. P ro b ab ly th e most
fav o rab le tim e fo r tra n sp la n tin g e v e r
greens is in th e spring. T rees tr a n s
p lan ted ju s t a fte r th ey have sta rte d in to
grow th, start, a t once to grow and in
m any cases do not receive a percep tib le
shock. F a ll p lan tin g has been success
fu lly used in m any localities, and w here
all conditions are fav o rab le it is a safe
venture.
L arg e deep holes w ith p len ty of m oist
e a rth in the bottom should be provided
fo r any tree. D uring tra n sp la n tin g th e
ro o ts m ust never become dried e ith er by
tho wind or from th e sun.
A no th er v ery im p o rtan t phase in tree
tra n sp la n tin g is to m ake th e soil very,
v e ry firm around its roots. I f th e soil
is well prepared and in proper condition,
it is im possible to m ake i t too firm .
Moro new ly tran sp lan ted evergreens die
on account of the p la n te r fa ilin g to
m ake th e soil firm ab o u t th e roots th an
from an y o th er single cause. T hia is
th e only safe w ay to exclude th e a ir
from th e roots, and unless th is is done
fa ilu re is sure to follow.
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Thinning Grapes
ANY otherwise suitable grapes do
not ship well on account of the
excessive
compactness o f the
bunch. A compact bunch is d ifficu lt to
pack without injury and eannot be
freed from im perfect berries without
Spoiling good berries.
This excessive compactness can be
prevented before the berries are one-
third grown. Thinning, moreover, in
creases the size o f the h em es, hastens
ripening, promotes eoloring and lessons
some forms of sunburn. The practice
is regularly followed w ith success by
many growers o f Tokay, Black Morocco
and other grapes, where bunches are
nsually too compact. W hile apparently
eostly, the expense is often more than
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counterbalanced by the sav in g in trim
-.ling of th e ripe grapes. Tho increase
o f q u ality th u s becomes a n et gain.
The bunches are thinned a t any tim e
a fte r th e berries have set and before
th ey have reached one-third th eir m a
nure size.
No bunches are rem oved, b u t only a
certain p roportion of tho b erries of
each bunch. The num ber of berries to
bo removed will depend upon liow com
p act th e u n th in n ed bunches usually
become. In general, it will v ary from
one th ird to one 'naif o f th e to ta l num
ber.
The th in n in g is effected by cu ttin g
out several of tho side b ran ch lets of
th e bunch. Tho branchlets should be
rem oved p rin cip ally from th e p a rt of
th e bunch w hich has most tendency to
com pactness, usually the upper part.
The w ork can be done very rapidly, as
no g reat care is nec-ssarv in preserving
th e shape o f the bunch. H owever irreg u
lar or one sided the bunch looks im m e
d iately a fte r th in n in g , it will round
out and become regular before rip en
ing-
A long, narrow bladed k n ife or a p air
of grape trim m ing scissors can be used
conveniently fo r th is work.
TO DESTROY W EED S IN W ALKS.
— OCK SA LT or blue vitriol is a cheap
and e ffe c tiv e agent fo r destroying
w eeds in w alks, garden paths, etc.
The b est m ethod of procedure is to boil
th e salt or blue vitriol in w ater, one
pound to th e gallon, and apply th e solu
tion boiling hot, w ith a w aterin g pot
th a t has a sp read in g nozzle. This will
keep tho weeds and worms aw ay fo r two
or th ree years. P u t one pound to the
square y ard a t firs t and a fterw ard s a
w eaker solution m ay be applied when
required. Gas liquor is an o th er cheap
medium, b u t has an o ffen siv e odor and
may injuro tho roots of trees if care
less used.
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