FURROW PLANTING UPON SAND PLAINS OF MICHIGAN !)1? 



planting spot to the next. Very little moss or other cover is needed to 

 protect the trees in these Iwxes under ordinary weather conditions. 



PLANTING STOCK 



The species most commonly planted is Norway or red pine (Pinits 

 resinosa, Ait.). White pine (Pinus strobiis, Linn.) and Scotch pine 

 (Pinus sylvestris, Linn.) are also frequently planted. The exotics, in- 

 cluding Austrian pine, western yellow pine, lodgepole pine, Douglas fir, 

 and European larch have proved of doubtful, if of any, value. Scotch 

 pine is not considered equal to Norway pine for planting purposes, 

 since the tree grows quite bushy on the more sterile soil and is often 

 crooked. It is also unlikely that the timber produced will be as valuable 

 as the tali, clean-boled Norway pine, which grows even upon the most 

 sterile parts of the jack-pine plains. White pine, if planted upon the 

 more open plains, grows very slowly and is often quite bushy. The 

 white pine commonly found on the plains is very limby, with a large 

 number of heavy limbs, and it is unlikely that rapid growth will result, 

 nor will valuable lumber be produced by this species. 



The planting of jack pine has been practiced to some extent by the 

 State and is used as a filler with Scotch, Norway, or white pine to 

 force these trees to clean at an early period. In this case the trees are 

 commonly spaced 5 by 5 or 6 by 6 feet apart. 



The planting work has shown, as a result of repeated i)lantalions. 

 that the use of transplant stock is unwarranted, considering the addi- 

 tional cost of production, since excellent results are secured from seed- 

 ling stock. The stock most commonly used is 2-0 seedlings, although 

 some very successful j)lantations have been established with i-o stock 

 both by the State and Federal governments. The work of planting i-o 

 stock is made .somewhat difficult by its small size, since the most con- 

 venient and the size which can be planted most rapidly is a good 2-0 

 seedling or 2 i transplant rather th.'ji a small 1-0 seedling or a large 

 transplant. 



PLANTING 



The planting crew is organized under a foreman, who may or may 

 not do some actual planting, depending upon the arrangement made for 

 keeping the crews supplied with trees. It is usually possible to drive 

 over the planting area with wagon and team and several crews of from 

 6 to 10 planters kept supplied with trees. The foreman in charge 

 usually leads the crew and establishes the jjace. Each man plants in 

 and completes the furrow for its entire length, and it is therefore de- 



