News and Notes. 



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SKED COI.I,ECTlNG. 



The Division of Forest Extension, Bureau of Forestry, during 

 the past season, has been collecting seeds in various parts of the 

 West. The work has been carried on to increase the knowledge 

 of the subject, learning of available localities, of methods of pick- 

 ing the cones, extracting the seeds, etc., and primarily to obtain 

 seed for use in the newly established nursery at Halsey , Neb. , and 

 in the San Gabriel and San Bernardino mountains. It is hoped 

 that the details of the experiences will not be withheld from the 

 profession. 



The following table gives the quantities of seeds collected : 



The Forest, Fi.sh, and Game Commission of New York this 

 fall collected a large quantity of Red Spruce seed for use in the 

 State nurseries in the Adirondacks and the Cat.skills. The col- 

 lections were made at Fulton Chain, Hamilton Co,, from the 

 fallen tops on the lumber jobs. 



Three methods of gathering were pursued : namely, by picking 

 the individual cones, by cutting the small twigs and whipping the 

 cones off over the side of the collecting pail, and by stripping, the 

 picker standing at the tip reaching back on the branch with one 

 hand on each sideband stripping the cones off into the pail. The 

 success of the different methodsMepends on the number of cones 

 on the branches. 



