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Stock 



Both the white pines and red pines were 2-2 stock and were obtained 

 from the State nurseries. The white pines came from the Salamanca 

 Nursery, arriving at Ithaca on April 14. These remained in the ham- 

 pers until the morning of the i6th, when they were transported to the 

 planting site and heeled in. 



The red pines came from the Comstock Nursery, arriving at Ithaca 

 on the 15th, and on this and the following day were taken to the plant- 

 ing site and heeled in. 



Planting started immediately and was carried on for two weeks, when 

 all the stock was set out. Excellent weather conditions prevailed at all 

 times and the soil was in splendid shape for planting. In every case a 

 layer of sod was stripped off and the trees planted by the hole method. 

 Counts were made every two weeks and covered 984 trees, or 2.73 per 

 cent of this season's planting. 



Table 6 shows the biweekly record of the mortality counts. 



Table 6. — ■Xuiiibcr of Deaths by Date 



Species 



White pine Red pine 

 Number of deaths by date : 



May 7 " II 4 



May 25 3 3 



June 4 I 6 



June 20 I I 



July 2 I 2 



July 16 o 2 



July 30 2 



August 13 o 



Total number dead 17 20 



Estimate of per cent living 96.3 95.7 



Mortality Z'7 4-3 



Stock planted in 1913 on adjoining sites shows a mortality of 14 per 

 cent. However, 1913 was an extremely dry season and the high mor- 

 tality, as compared with that of stock planted in 191 5, can be directly 

 traced to this. 



To expect as low a mortality as shown for this year's planting is 

 perhaps too much. Nevertheless, it shows what is possible, under 

 favorable weather conditions, with four-year-old ungraded commercial 

 nursery stock of white pines and red pines. 



