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settlement by road there is no house for 9 miles, towards the south 

 none for 8 miles, towards the west by trail none for 20 miles, and only 

 one house in 12 miles towards the north. With such extensive areas 

 in need of reforestation and no local labor available to do the work, 

 the erection and maintenance of planting camps becomes obligatory. 

 Laborers must be imported to do the work, and if imported, they must 

 be provided with board and lodging. 



The first important problem of a tree planting camp is the selec- 

 tion of a satisfactory site. The essentials of a good camp site are : 



1. It should be centrally located. A carefully selected camp site 

 may be used a number of successive seasons, if centrally located. 

 Men should not walk more than three miles, and on an average, not 

 over one and a half miles from camp to work. It is wasteful to con- 

 sume much time and expend a large amount of energy on the road. 



2. It should be rather level and well-drained. A level camp site 

 simplifies the erection of buildings, tents, and bunks. The drainage is 

 of great importance since planting operations are usually conductefl in 

 spring when the ground is full of water. A poorly drained camp site 

 contributes much towards the discomfort of the workmen, whom it 

 is often difficult to retain under the best possible conditions. 



3. It should be near a strong spring or a stream of pure running 

 zvater. A large quantity of pure water is needed for drinking, cooking, 

 and laundry purposes. Great care should be exercised that the water 

 supply is not contaminated, especially from stables, toilets, and kitchen 

 refuse. Sanitary regulations are the product of foresight, and are 

 necessary in the conduct of all modern camps. The camp team also 

 needs water and the heeled-in planting stock must be kept moist. 



4. It should be easily accessible from the source of supplies. The 

 importance of this factor is usually underrated. No planting camp 

 can afford to have, many mishaps in getting supplies, whether they be 

 kitchen provisions or planting stock. An entire planting crew may 

 become disorganized because of a single hitch in getting the supplies 

 for the kitchen. A satisfactory conveyance should be available at all 

 times for the transportation of supplies. Telephones are of inesti- 

 m.able value to the managers of planting camps. They simplify the 

 supply problem and afford a ready means of communication concern- 

 ing forest fires which occur frequently during the spring tree planting 

 season. 



Two types of tree planting camps may be recognized, namely, the 



