54 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



Comparison of stock shipped by years is as follows: 



1910. 1911. 1912. 



Stock shipped 322,107 310,132 100,107 



Eijilil llioiisaiid circular IcMcrs were issued during;' Fel)ruary setting 

 forth 1lie tree stock on hand al Die following prices: 



AViiite Pine seedlings, 3 yrs. old, io inches high, jter M |3 00 



^V]lite Tine, once transiilanted, 8 to 12 inches high, per M 4 50 



Norway Spruce seedlings, 3 yrs. old, fi 1o 9 inches high, i»er M. . . . 3 00 



Noi-way S[»ruce, once (ransplanled, ITi 1o 20 inclu^s high, ]H'V M. . 10 00 



^Vhite (Jcdar, onc(; transjWantcd, 8 to 12 inches high, per .M 10 00 



Western Yellow Pine, once transplanled, 12 to 18 inches high, 



j)er M. 



00 



^Vilile Ash, once li-iinsplan(ed, 2 lo :', feet high, i)er M f, 00 



IJhicIv (Jli(!i'ry seedlings, 10 to 1.5 incluis high, per M :'> 00 



niack AValniit seedlings, 1 lo 2 feet high, ])er M 5 00 



lintternut seedlings, 12 (o 18 inches high, per M 4 00 



P.iliernnt Hickory seedlings, to 10 inches high, per M 4 00 



J{ed Oiik seecJIings, 2 to 3 feet high, yav M 4 00 



Silver Ma[)le seedlings, 2 to 3 feet high, per M 5 00 



Hard Maple seedlings, 12 to 18 inches high, per M :*> 00 



(Js:ige Orange seedlings, 2 to 3 feet high, yx-r M 2 00 



Ilhick Locust seedlings, 1 to 2 feet high, jxjr M 3 00 



Circular No. 7, *'The Michigan Woodlot," was issued by the Experi- 

 ment Station. 



Assistant Professor San ford with two shident assistants is now mak- 

 ing a forest survey of three typical townships in each of the three coun- 

 ties, Ionia, Oakland and Cass. 



Instructor I. W. Gilson is making observations on the basket willow 

 industry in the stale. 



'I'here is now on hand in Hk^ forest nuiscry, in nui-sery rows and see<l 

 beds 183,771 conifers and 1 ,0S."'),80(; broad leaved trees. The nursery is 

 well stocked and amply abb; to furnish any si)ecies adapted to forest 

 planting in this state in large quantities. 



COLLECTION OF WOODS. 



The d(;partnient wishes to acknowledge the thoughtful couj-lesy of Mr. 

 W. C. Ward of Orchard Lake, Michigan, in i)resenting the department 

 with a large and very valuable collection of foreign and native woods 

 which will add greatly to the far;ilities for the woi-k in the study of 

 woods and their identification. 



The history of the collection is interesting in Mr. Ward's words: 

 "Many years ago, Mr. Michael lOngleman, one of Michigan's foremost 

 liunbermen, residing at Manistee;, collected samples of a great many of 

 the different kinds of wood growing in dilfenint counti-ies. Some years 

 after his death, this collection was j»resented to me by his daughters, 

 he having no sons. As I shall i-(!tire from the lumber business shortly, 

 it has occurred to me that the same ought to be under the custody of 

 some institution that niight take interest in it to such an extent as the 



