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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS. 



The following shrubs, etc., were planted last spring. 



SHRUBS. 



CONCLUSIONS ARRIVED AT IN REGARD TO TREE CULTURE IN THE NORTH-WEST TERRITORIES. 



1. That trees can be grown on the most exposed situations. 



2. That tree-seeds should be sown on the farm so that transplanting can be done 

 on the spot ; the trees not having to be transported any distance before being set out. 



3. That native trees should be chiefly used until protection is afforded by them, 

 when foreign varieties may be introduced with hope of success. 



4. That about the first week in May is the best time to sow maple, elm, and ash 

 seed, also the best time for transplanting all deciduous trees. 



5. That June is the most favourable time for transplanting evergreens. 



6. That tree seeds should be sown in rows on fallow-land, the plants kept free 

 from weeds and the ground stirred frequently during the first season. 



7. That trees should be planted or transplanted when young, on fallow land, two 

 or three inches deeper than where they first grew and the ground ploughed, gang-ploughed 

 or scuffled several times during the season for three or four years. Trees should be far 

 enough apart to permit a span of horses to work freely, so that the land may be kept 

 loose and free from grass with the least expense. 



