News and Notes 545 



United States for 1888) and this spring used it. He writes: "We 

 planted about 100,000 trees with the machine this year, and have 

 planted more than 10,000 per day, including movements from cuts 

 to cuts on the road. In straight planting we could doubtless plant 

 20,000 to 25,000 per day. When the machine was running, we 

 planted 100 trees every three minutes. We are planning to build 

 two more for our next year's work, making a few minor changes in 

 them. ... It seems to be very practical. The trees we planted 

 with the machine seem to be coming along as well as the trees 

 planted by hand a year ago. Last year, we planted 2,000 trees 

 per day, with 12 men. This year, we planted 10,000 trees per day 

 with 7 men and 3 teams. We had two teams pulling the machine 

 and one team hauling trees. The trees planted were all broadleaf, 

 boxelder, Green ash, poplars, and willows, the latter being in pre- 

 ponderance, 3 to 5 feet in height." 



The machines to be built will be used to plant the 300 miles of 

 protective belt along the road. 



The railways of Canada are taking an increasing interest in the 

 planting of trees and shrubs to secure better control of drifting 

 snow and drifting sand, both of which interfere seriously with the 

 operation of trains. 



East of Montreal near Vaucluse, in Quebec, light drifting sand 

 has given trouble to the Canadian Pacific railway since the very 

 thin sod was plowed up. The ordinary right of way fence was 

 covered by the sand, and cattle could stray out on the track. 

 Snow fences were used to some advantage, but in a bad season 

 these would be almost covered up. 



In 1915 a number of grasses, including Brome, were planted but 

 perished from the excessive heat of these exposed sand beds. This 

 spring 3500 cuttings of cottonwood {Populus deltoides) and 1,000 

 one-year transplanted Jack pines were planted. 



An examination made after the trees and cuttings were in the 

 ground a month showed that approj^imately 95 per cent were 

 making good progress, and the unusual amount of rain during this 

 spring and early stimmer has contributed very materially to the 

 prospects of success. If later results prove satisfactory, other 

 situations along the company's line will be planted in the near 

 future. 



For a permanent snow fence which would grow rapidly and 

 have sufficient foliage, 6,000 Norway spruce and 15,000 caragana 



