Mulching Fruit Trees

A correspondent ofthe Horticulturist planteel 150 trees in an orchard in very good but rather dry soil. All were planted vvith equal care, bul a third of them were mulchcd, or the surface ofthe ground when planted covered with six inches of litter. Those thus treated all üved'; but 15 of those not mulched died in the hot dry weather of midsumtner. It is not stated that the soil was kept clean and mellow around them ; which will often save the life of trees, when they would die of neglect. And we would add, that i: a soil like ours, in Michigan, being sandy loam, those planting trees will find a great advantage in the following melhod : After spading a place sufficiently large to place the tree, put the roots at least eight inches below the surface, after covering them vviih earth, put in a pail full of water, which ia settling away will cause the earth to adhere to the roots and thus accelerate vegetation, then fill the hole with soil, gemly pressing it down. If some half rotten manure in moist state is placed under the tree and covered with six inches before the tree is placed in, it will be a great advantage not only by invigorating but by preventing its sufFering by drotuh. [JEd. Liberty Press.] O?" Obtain goodseed, prepare your ground well, aow early, and pay very little attention to the moon. C7" Wisconsiu contains 213.000 inhabkants. The census is just completed.