Tree I'lantimj m Southern Alhertn. 45 



gets impatioiit to ^^'l' a ilfsm stfiii ami eutB May. Ko<l, whiMi tiirnr<l over at thm tim*. 



ofV the lower liraiiches, that tree verv fn- rotn rea>lily, ><iit it rniixt \tv lai<l tiat aii<l 



qiieiitly boioiiies laiikereil. In most <u>ef< it it «ili i>ay even to run a roller ••■^•■r i» in 



it best to leave well alone ami let nature onier to lay it ri^ht doMn. 



remove the branches anil ijeveloii a ilcan |t vhouM not b«' "I 



bole in her own way. bn-akniK'. ThiH ih a , .. 



Mixing the Trees, *" ^^^y "*'" ^^' winter Hh<-at, but it makM 

 ' . .a verv jioor preparation for treen. *' t 



Although maple {Acer Negiindo), Amen- ^j, ,,^.^.^^^ ,j,-,,., ,,„. ^,,., j^ |,r„k..n it ►• 



can elm ami j,'reen ash are not the sm-icss (niite well rottnl uu'l ' 



in the higher districts of Alberta that they ^ml the plow --houM n.' 



are further east, it .loes not follow that th.-y deeper than the breaking. The Mil thu» 



shouM be left out entirely from the plan- i.roken up hhoul.f at on.«. U- .|i«k#«l and 



tations. They are very god trees, an.l, as „orki-.| up, an-l. as hoon a« it t^» worke.l. 



hardwood timber is very useful on the farms, l.ack set. I.«-Hviiig it even f 



it will always be worth while planting a tbe escape of far too much • .. i 



few in with the others. As the plantation jj, „„„.h „,„r<- difficult to work aftcrwardi. 



grows up and alVords them the necessary ^ ,^^,^,^, |,i„„i„^, and further working in ih^ 



shelter, they will no doubt ultimately sue- f^n „j|, ,,.„^.,. ^^ ;„ ,j„^. ^y^^^^. f^^ tak,i,{ 



eee<l and become fair-sized trees. Ma]ile, trws in the si>rin^'. 



especiallv, should alwavs be included in a rr r\ \. rt 



l.lantation, even in the hi^'her districts of Keep Out the Gras«. 



Alberta, for it furnishes tlu- soil shade so When back -ettinK' is left \oihvt than »u 



necessary for good growth. weeks, the little spears of |HTennial tfdi^ 



Tn examining some plantations recently in roots which iiiav be unr • -t a chu ■,■ 



this district, the writer found its soil- to grow, and later on -e a l«.r : 



shading advantages brought out very well in ..^tra work in the plantation. If any ©f 



several places. Timothy seed had blown in these little grass patches do app«>ar aiii'-np 



from the neighboring hay-fields and in every the trees, it will always pay wtdl to f.rk 



ease, where the ma|)le was in its normal them right out and destroy them. T' 



bushiness, the grass had made no headway. „„t deep, only about four in. he-. > 



but was choked out by the shailing of the fjvator or a hoe is of no ufe in 



trees; while all around, among the elm, them. A fork or a spade is tl.- 



ash and cottonwood, it was quite flourish- ,.,,re. an<l half a -lay s|K'nt the first 



ing. after planting will often be time wrii sj.^ini. 



Summer- Fallow. 



A good mixture for the high country 

 would be, in a ]daiitatioii of fifteen rows 

 wide, i.e., 2J yds.. M.M.\V..M.in'.M.HI'.M. Summer fallovs -hould U> done at the i 



RP.M.W.M.W.M.M. Kvery sixth tree of the per time. If this in not <lone, thr pr 



maple rows wouM be ash or elm. In this mix- function of - 



ture there wrmld be aiii|>le provision for soil vantage of, ;i 



shade and a few of the more \alu;ible a^h winter mellow and •■ 



and elm would be introduced >n that they dry and har>l witli 



might byand-lty work their way up a.s they the growth folio 



found themselves >heltered i>y the other the iilea th:i' 



trees. The Russian poplar would be well lowing the <■ 



insiile the plantation and away from any them un>ier 



danger of -iickerin^' i?i the :iil joi run;; land. >iiit Tlnf 



Preparations for Planting. |^ 



The question of water cupply is the real low • 



crux of the ^-ifiiatiou in regard t. ■ 



ing, as it is in all other crop>< on ir ; 



ami in southern .Mberta, with such a low i 



rainfall, its con-ervation is of tir«-t ■' 



ance. 



This makes neces^ary the 

 the .-oil previous to |danfiii,. 



and l>ack setting anil thorough '. i* f.. 



on raw- sod land, or summei i.i ■ -■■- 



stubble. This preparation mellow •> • 

 reducing it to a fine tilth --o that 

 the maximum of moisture o\er t>' 

 ing year when the trees are plan'' nf J 



The time for breaking i^ 

 the best time for bn-aking ii :> 

 being in the ' flush of the growing 

 i.e., from about the miilille ''^ '''c 



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