34 ANNUAL REPORT. oe. 
Small forest trees one, two and three year olds, usually, sti so far as my 
experience goes, have always escaped this peril. I have sometimes thought the 2 
transplanting of large forest trees from the forest to the open prairie more ae 
ardous in the fall than in the spring. 
Sometimes facts prove it to be so, and then again facts prove it not to - 80. 
The fact is, you can’t most always tell. 
. With a thorough preparation of the soil, and prompt, clean cation your 
trees, if properly handled and planted, will, as a rule, outlive the fellow that 
plants them. 
DISCUSSION. 
Evergreens. 
An inquiry was made as to why the roots of evergreens dry 
quicker than those of deciduous trees. 
Mr. Hodges. I mulch my evergreens thoroughly. : 
Mr. Wilcox. I would suggest that the-resin of evergreens be- 
comes thick and thus the sap dries quicker than that of other trees. 
Butternut, 
Mr. Elliot. Butternuts must be planted where they are to grow, 
Mr. Wilcox. I Wave transplanted them after growing two years. 
Mr. Hart. J think the butternut is hardy if well-kept and cared 
for. 
Mr. Elliot. I move that a vote of thanks be tendered to Mr. 
Hodges for his essay, and that a copy be requested for publication. 
The motion was seconded and carried, 
Mr. Hodges, You may take the seeds of any forest tree however 
-hardy and plant millions of them and the first winter you will lose 
nearly half; these being weakest ; no tree will go through the first 
and second winters without loss. After this there is no trouble if 
they are taken care of. The butternut grows as far north as the 
Sauk valley. Planted here on prairie as many live as of any other 
tree. The black walnut is more tender and cannot be grown so far 
north as the butternut. Have planted seed from the Minnesota 
and the Zumbro valleys but without success. 
Mr. Cook. I got afew butternut trees from Bryant of Ihnois, 
but they did not live. 
Mr. Hart. I believe the butternut is hardy and the toate are 
generally from carelessness. 
Mr. Hodges. With Chestnuts I have had no personal experience. 
A friend in 1855 brought Chestnuts from Chatauqua County, N. Y. 
For several years they grew in summer and froze down in winter. 
