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jack pine land at Grayling, that had been thoroughly cleared of oak 

 grubs, Avas planted to forty species and varieties of trees including all 

 our likely and some of our unlikely native species, beside some foreign 

 species. Among the notes made the same and the following season, 1888 

 and 1889, there is the statement that many of the trees failed to sur- 

 vive the first season for such causes as drouth, cut-worms and blowing 

 sand. Note was made that there was not much use in setting trees less 

 than a foot high. After these trees had groAvn for fourteen years, the fall 

 of 1902, according to my judgment, those that gave the most promise in 

 order were white pine, Norway pine, Norway spruce, and red cedar. The 

 Scotch pine grew vigorously for a few years and gave excellent promise, 

 but the trees are nearly all dead now, while our native pines have grown 

 on an average about one foot per year since they were planted. This 

 is enough to show what species are most likely to thrive in such soils 

 and in similar localities. 



At Hart, Oceana county, Judge Russell owns forty acres on which he 

 proposes to practice forestry after the most apnroved principles. 



In the city of Muskegon is a growth of white oak that has sprung 

 up since the first crop was taken off, and with the moderate care that 

 it has received has done well and promises to be of great value in the 

 future. 



Not far from Holland, Ottawa county, is a piece of woodland where 

 the young tindjer has been encouraged to do its very best and the man- 

 agers are not disappointed. 



At Pier Cove, Allegan county, there is a plantation of Catalpa made 

 by O. C. Simonds that has made what is considered a wonderful growth 

 during the past eight years, but I have no further data at hand. 



In Kent county there are three groves or plantations under approved 

 management. One of maple in Paris township, another in Byron town- 

 ship largely cedar, and Mr. Oarfield's plantation at Grand Rapids. Mr. 

 Garfield's plantation was made in 1892. The trees were planted in 

 rows and cultivated until the branches interferred. The species 

 included elms, maples, birch, beech, locust, bass wood, catalpa, ash, 

 mulberry and others. The grass has crept in since cultivation ceased, 

 but the trees are growing well in most cases. 



Near Bangor, in Van Buren county, there is a natural grove of white 

 pine which has been protected and encouraged. 



On the old farm of Benjamin Hathaway at Little Prairie Ronde, 

 Kalamazoo county, is a plantation put out some years ago for timber 

 purposes and has been carefully protected since. 



In Liberty township, Jackson county, is a small plantation of white 

 oak, made by Col. C. V. Deland, in which the trees are now from two 

 to five inches in diameter at the ground. 



Near Howell, Livingston county, Mr. H. E. Reed has begun a planta- 

 tion of white ])ine. 



At Bridgeport, near Saginaw, Mr. E. A. Ellis has a small plantation 

 of walnut and butternut. 



Near (Treenville, Montcalm county, there is a fine reproduction of 

 white pine that has been protected from fire. At the same place is a 

 grove of chestnut trees about two acres in extent, formerly owned by Mr. 

 James Satterlee. The trees are now about one foot in diameter, breast 

 high. 



At Ann A.rbor plans are made for planting eighty acres during the 

 next few years. 



