Rensselaer Union, Volume 6, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 March 1874 — How to Make an Orchard. [ARTICLE]

How to Make an Orchard.

TiSconiiiiencing to make an or* cliaTd bear in mind that it is not for a day *or year, but for a life time, and if we make mistakes it. may take years to find them out and ■ many years more to correct them. We should therefore, consider carefully what. we will plant, and win re and how we will plant, to bring'the'best returns A small 0.1 cliard well tended is worth more, than a large one that is neglected, ! and no one should plant more than ! he can care for. I Select if possible, the highest ground on the farin.foryour orchard site and have it naturally or artifieially drained so that water will I never stand about the r<»>ts. The soil should be well prepared j by a thorough and deep plowing the fall before pl inting! Having the ground selected and prepared for the orchard, go to the r nearest reliable nursery and get the trees fresli from the ground. If not convenient to go to the nursery make ’ tip a club with your iieinlibois, and select the trees or send your order to some reliable Jinan. If you cannot find any better way to get your ti-ces buy of a peddler rather than go without, though it is much the better way tu buy directly from the • man who grows them. ’ Do not expose the roots to sun i or air, and as soon as you get them ; bury them in moist earth, taking out only as wmrted for planting. Never dig large deep holes for water to stand in under the trees, bm have all the ground all well worked. Throw out enough earth to give the roots, ample l oom to set ! your trees in ami fill up carefully with -fine- -mellow -cas th, pressing it ■ lirmly about the loots. TbiLjilanL , i ng should Le'dtme when the ground j is in good order for working and not too wet; if dry, water when the ‘ ' I earth 4s=ttea4-4=y=6£fod=tß, and. then fill up with dry earth to prevent bak- : ing. —On good soil, not too light but well drained, plant two or three ; inches deeper than thegrees grew in the nursery. rTthe soil is tenacious and not well drained plant almost on top and ridge-up to them, ; leaving dead furrows for drains be- i tween the rows; and raise the earth about the trees three or four inches : so they will stand deeper than they gi c .V. In a light, sandy, W(‘ll;draincd soil I plant five to sixTifclies deeper than | the Trees gre w. ■ /:I My experience teaches me that ; the Lest time to plant is in the spring before the growth starts, but it will do to plant until the buds are fairly opi-m-d.--/i'"i< Fiti-ui'-r, r