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Loose Sandy or Gravelly Soil : Red Pine, Scotch Pine, European 

 Larch, White Pine, Chestnut, Red Oak, Black Locust. 



Very Dry Shifting Soil : Scotch Pine, Black Locust. 



(3) Kind of Wood Crop Desired. 



The choice of species may be influenced by the local markets. In a 

 fruit district the demand for posts and stakes may be so important that it 

 would be well to plant species which would furnish this demand. Fenc- 

 ing material is always in demand in an agricultural country like Ontario, 

 so that Black Locust, Arborvitae, Red Oak, and Chestnut should always 

 be safe investments in planting. 



(4) Availability of Planting Material. 



The prospective planter will be limited in his choice of species, by 

 the availability and cost of planting material. Our native Red Pine is 

 probably suited to sites similar to Scotch Pine, and it might even prove 

 a better tree for replanting work. However, the price of Red Pine seed 

 and the cost of nursery plants, place Red Pine out of our consideration 

 at present. Scotch Pine seed is quoted by a German dealer at 85c. per 

 pound, while an American dealer quotes Red Pine seed at seven dollars 

 per pound, and is unable to fill orders. 



The following comparison of prices of planting stock may be of in- 

 terest in this connection. These prices are for season of 1906-07, and 

 are quotations per thousand at point of shipment, for plants fit for final 

 planting. Better quotations may be had for 10,000 or 100,000 lots. 



Size and Quality of Plant. 



We have come to think of the operation of planting trees as very 

 laborious and expensive. The average person in this country thinks that 

 the operation consists in digging a large hole and placing in it a tree or 

 sapling of from six feet to twelve feet in height. On the other hand, the 

 forester uses a small plant from 6 inches to 18 inches high for the fol- 

 lowing reasons : The smaller plant does not cost as much as the larger. 

 It is less expensive to place in position. Its chances of becoming estab- 

 lished are better than in the case of the larger plant. In moving and 

 planting the small seedling or transplant the root system of the plant 

 does not become as greatly injured as is the case with the larger plant. 



