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pine, Mountain pine and spruce, as well as larch, were the species 

 used on an area of 250 hectares (617 acres). In addition, spruce 

 was sown on 60 hectares (148.3 acres) in sheltered areas. The 

 results were fairly complete stands on 220 hectares (543.6 acres) 

 with the species distributed as follows : 



Cembra Pine 55 Hectares (135 . 90 Acres) 



Mountain Pine 95 " (234.7 " ) 



Spruce 70 " (173.00 " ) 



The percentage of success being respectively, 80, 50, and 76 per 

 cent. 



3. From 1885 to 1889, local Scotch pine seed (pin d'Auvergne) 

 was sown at the rate of 8 kilograms (17.64 pounds) per hectare on 

 276 hectares (681.99 acres). On an area of 133 hectares (328.64 

 acres), spruce, larch, Scotch pine. Mountain pine and Cembra 

 pine were planted in the proportion of 85, 23, 8, 13, and 3. The 

 results obtained during this period were 96 hectares (237.22 acres) 

 of forest, of which Scotch pine occupied 42 hectares (103.78 acres), 

 spruce 38 (93.90 acres), and Mountain pine, larch, and Cembra 

 pine together 16 hectares (39.54 acres). The Scotch pine showing 

 was successful on 12 per cent of the area. The plantations were 

 successful to the extent of 70 per cent for Mountain pine, 45 per 

 cent for spruce, 62 per cent for Cembra pine, and 22 per cent for 

 larch. The Scotch pine which apparently was doing well at the 

 start did not continue successful, and plantations did not really 

 succeed on more than 9 per cent of the total area planted. 



4. From 1890 to 1896, sowing was completely abandoned. 

 Foiu" hundred and ninety-one hectares (1213.26 acres) were planted 

 with Scotch pine, spruce, larch, Mountain pine, fir, and beech in 

 the proportion 347, 128, 11, 7, 7, and 1. The characteristic of 

 this period was the extensive use of Scotch pine which was a costly 

 error. The only results obtained were 63 hectares (155.67 acres) 

 of spruce, larch and beech, and a cover of 85 hectares (210.03 

 acres) of spruce and fir under the shelter of Scotch pine and 

 Mountain pine dating from 1880 to 1886. The use of beech and 

 fir imder the shelter of existing stands proved an excellent innova- 

 tion. During this period, the percentage of success was 60 per 

 cent for the Mountain pine, 50 per cent for the spruce, 43 per cent 

 for the fir, 30 per cent for the larch, and only 6 per cent for the 

 Scotch pine. 



5. From 1897 to 1903, there was a tendency to plant fir, beech 



