ON 3IULBERRY TREES. 95 



than twenty feet liigh. We have also, several thousand 

 locust and other forest trees, under a series of experi- 

 ments to ascertain, if possible, the advantage of trench- 

 ing and deep ploughing, and also, whether a forest 

 tree is injured by transplanting as for many years it 

 was supposed by writers to be, but so far as my exper- 

 iments have already gone, it is not injured but rather 

 benefitted. Some years, however, will be required to 

 ascertain these resLdts satisfactorily. I however, annex 

 such directions as I would practise in planting forest 

 trees. 



1st. Select such soil as the tree which I intended 

 to propagate grew in, when in forests, to greatest per- 

 fection. 



2d. Trench or plow the land according to the depth 

 of soil — if two feet deep, trench the land two feet, but if 

 only eight inches of soil, trench not exceeding twelve 

 inches deep, and in same proportion. 



3d. Keep the acorns, nuts or seeds in dry sand 

 through the winter, and plant early in spring. 



4th. If you transplant from nurseries do it in au- 

 tumn, soon as the leaf falls. The oak should be trans- 

 planted the second autumn after sowing the seed. 



5th. For shelter, I would prefer the Scotch larch 

 which I would plant freely. When the oaks are five 

 years old the larch can be removed, and for fuel will 

 amply pay the expense. 



6th. Avoid, (a common error) the putting of seed 

 or ti'ees too deep in the earth. 

 Respectfully, 



Your ob't servant, 



BENJ. POORE. 



Indian Hill Farm, 1843. 



ON MULBERRY TREES. 



The Committee on Mulberry Trees, having attended 

 to the duty assigned them, by examining the plantation 



