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LOOKING ACROSS CITY I^ANDS Tu Tllli SHORE; NURSERY IN 

 THE FOREGROUND. SAN DIEGO, CAL., MUNICIPAL FOREST. 



Lands was realized by some of the far- 

 sighted citizens, who secured the in- 

 sertion of a clause, which exempted 

 these lands from sale until 1930, and 

 provided a tax of two per cent per hun- 

 dred on the assessed valuation of all 

 city property for the improvement of 

 these lands. 



No further action was taken until the 

 fall of 1910, when a Pueblo Forester 

 and Assistant were appointed with in- 

 structions to establish a head(|uurters 

 upon the land, and plant forty thou- 

 sand trees, as the beginning of a munic- 

 ipal Forest. The necessary buildings 

 were erected and implements purchased 

 and a water system installed for do- 

 mestic purposes for the establishment 

 of a nursery for propagating the trees 

 to l)e planted. 



The rainfall in this section is only 

 ten and one-half inches, and is dis- 

 tributed entirely through the winter 

 months. With such a limited water 

 supply it was necessary to utilize a 

 s\-stcm of drv farming for conserving 

 the moisture during the summer months, 

 and thereby assisting the trees in de- 

 velo])ing to the fullest extent. 



The land selected for the planting is 

 thoroughl}' plowed immediatcK- after 

 the first rains to a depth of about ten 

 inches. The rainfall is conserved dur- 

 ing the winter by harrowing, and the 

 ground worked into proper condition 

 for the planting, which is (lone in March 

 and A])ril. The field is laid off in 

 eight foot squares and the trees planted 

 at each intersection. The planting is 

 done with an ordinary garden trowel, 



