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AMERICAN FORESTRY 



TIIK PLOW WITH TREN'CHER FOLLOWING 



to the bottom of the shoe serves to 

 hold it to an even depth. 



\\ ith a strong slope from the nose 

 to the top of the shoe in front, roots 

 and trash in the soil that are not 

 severed when the shoe strikes them are 

 inclined to be raised above it and then 

 slide off at one side of the beam with- 

 out injuring the trench. The length of 

 the shoe is such as to cause the sides 

 of the trench to be sufficiently troweled 

 to make them stand up until the planter 

 comes along to put in the trees. The 

 use of a short shoe results in the trench 

 caving down and half filling in many 

 places almost immediately after the 

 trencher has passed. 



The trencher is drawn by 3 horses 

 and in its use in the Nebraska and 

 Kansas Forests the trench is usualK^ 



made in a furrow turned with a side- 

 hill or ordinary plow. A man with 

 planting basket follows the trencher and 

 puts trees into the trench being careful 

 to have the roots well extended toward 

 the bottom. As the crowns of the trees 

 are brought to the proper height the 

 planter sets his foot at a slight angle 

 to the trench caving the side in against 

 the roots. Men with long handled 

 tampers follow setting the soil firmly 

 against the trees and closing the trench 

 between the trees to reduce the chance 

 of evaporation. A gang of 10 to 15 

 men is required to keep up with the 

 trencher and can plant from 12 to 20 

 thousand trees per day. The trencher 

 was first used on the Nebraska Forest 

 in 1009. and more extensivelv in 1910 

 and 1911. 



7?. £. Benedict. Forest Service Inspector, has resigned and ti'/// take a position in the 

 branch of forestry of the Province of British Columbia. The first zvork that he zifill under- 

 take zvill be that of organising the forest fire patrol, after which he zvill help to organize 

 other branches of the forestry department of that /province. 



