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STATE BOARD OP AGRICULTURE 



butternut and walnut. Many others have made valuable timbei", but most of them 

 grovr too slowly for profit, or grow rapidly but make timber of poor quality. 



In 1863, Prof. James Satterlee, with his father, planted near Greenville, Mont- 

 calm county, a considerable grove of chestnuts, butternuts and black walnuts. All 

 have done well and are now healthy. The leading native trees on such land were 

 white oak and black oak. Such an experiment begun thirty-five years ago, is worth 

 considerable to one interested in tree planting. 



In some places it may be profitable to grow aspens and some other poplars, with 

 a view of using the timber for paper pulp. 



There is no danger of planting the trees too thickly, but this work costs some- 

 thing. The better kinds selected to plant may be scattered about among the 



stumps, placing four to the square rod, 640 to the acre, and among these, 

 and near them, should be other cheap and quick growing trees or shrubs to shade 

 the ground and help keep out grasses, herbaceous plants and weeds. For cheap 

 nurse trees, to start quickly and shade the ground, there appears nothing better 

 than box elder. On the light sand, Jack pine started from the seed is first rate. 



What preparations shall be given the land? 



To cover every case the answers would be numerous and long, because of varied 

 conditions. If much rubbish is left unburned it may be best to fire it and clear the 

 land. If grass and pasturing have left the surface with a good deal of sod, plowing 

 will be beneficial, but this is not always possible. In case it is not, dig over a space 



