CARE OF TREES AND PLANTS. 243 



residence where the lawn mower has been run a month or six 

 weeks later than is judicious. 



FALL PLANTING. 



It sometimes happens the planter has more leisure for 

 planting in late autumn than in early spring, during which 

 season he is rushed with the seeding of farm crops. In case 

 the ground has a suitable amount of moisture, or water can 

 be conveniently secured to make it sufficiently moist, then 

 certain varieties of small fruits may be planted in late au- 

 tumn. We have found that grapevines planted in early No- 

 vember, after the wood was well ripened and matured, made 

 a stronger growth the succeeding season than when planted 

 in the springtime. We, however, always take the precaution 

 to heavily mulch, cover, and bury each vine so planted. 



Kaspberries and blackberries may be planted at the same 

 season and the currant also, if heavily mulched and thor- 

 oughly protected. 



It is rarely wise in Nebraska to plant fruit trees, shade 

 trees, or forest trees in the fall, since under ordinary orchard 

 or field conditions there is too great risk that the trees may 

 suffer from drying out before the opening days of spring. 



It is legitimate, however, to dig the trees in the fall of the 

 year and bury them root, body, and branch, carrying them 

 over the winter in readiness for early spring planting. Tens 

 of thousands of trees are lost every year by planters who re- 

 ceive trees and simply heel them instead of burying the tree 

 root, body, and branch. In the case of fall planting or fall 

 burying of trees it is wise to have trees and plants properly 

 and thoroughly ripened before digging. 



