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Show FALL PLANTING1. A number nf Inquiries hae come In regarding fall planting of fruit treen In I'tah some of the rorrenpondents expressing Ihe opinion thnt suili planting plant-ing Is uivlsnhle because the farmer tisualli has more spire time In the fall than In the spring Were economy of time the nnl consideration It would prohabl) be advisable to plant all fruit trees In the fall since there Is great contnit between the leisure durins the autumn and the rush that comes with springtime on the farm However How-ever we regard the question of the farmers convenience of least Importance Impor-tance In the inlnts lo be considered ln planting nn orchard In the fltst place the springtime s'cms to le Natures season for the s edtlnie 111 oil thing lt Is then that the elementi ln the soil seem to hive gone through the prcllmlnar) chemical I changes nnd have formed the l roper compounds of the nriottn chemltaln In Nillurea lihnrator) nnd all Is In readiness readi-ness for the further el ihoratlon of the elements Into plant fool for the starting start-ing of the forces locked up but now rcajl) to be released This start cannot can-not be mn le In the fall of tho sear and onsiuuentl) nn) tree or plant put In the ground then must remain dormant nn I liuolhe luting tho four or live mouths nf wlntir nn 1 itt such time there In danger of Impairment of the vital for, en through transpiration nnd the consequent evaporation of mols-ttne mols-ttne from the ttee galn the dr) winters tint nre quite common ot Iile In I tah nre very apt to cause death of the tree through ' drv freexlng ' or the suicesshe freezing nnl thawing nf the sap In the tree thua leaving It In n wealened nnl Impoverished Im-poverished condition for spring This drslug nut Is aggravate I in case the tin In henlcl back as It should lie at the time of i laming if the trie lie not htaded hack then the force tf the winter winds will muse a continual swnslng that disturbs the roots an! In fact the entire ceilulur structure of the tree In view of the above we feel disposed lo advise against fall planting ot fruit trees In Utuh However It seems a I-vlsahle I-vlsahle that the gioun 1 for orihard pttrpoais be prepared in the fall anl that fruit trees bo obtained then nnl held over until springtime for pin n ling Thua the time of the farmer is economized econo-mized nnd Ihe lu-h at the nurserj Is uvoldejt Turlhermore, the chances for obtaining home grown tree are better In the fall when the mirsers stocks ate tiimphte and ttnluoken Trees that nre propeils rlpenel In the nursery moy tw safely carrlel over b) the fnrmei If a little ore mil Judgment be exercised A dry loamy pot of ground should be sele. ted for heeling In nnd the tree should be covered fully two thlids of the length after being be-ing plated In the trinities The top should be leaned to the south to es-i es-i ipe is muih tin invisible the direct ni) of the winter sun Fruit trees handled in thin manner should he In good (onditlon for gtowth In ihe spring and the farmer has tin ndvitntute In living Us Ueci on hind re ly for liming as soon as the weather and sull arc suitable |