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maximum vigor at a minimum cost. The relative merits of high 

 versus low shade was tested last season, with the result of 50% 

 better germination and immunity from fungus, under the high 

 shade lath house as compared with the low shade frames. 



The plant now at this station exclusive of the seed bed struc- 

 tures consist of an office building of one room, a three roomed 

 dwelling house, a bunk house, barn and tool house. The first two 

 named buildings are made of D sawn logs and present a very- 

 neat and attractive appearance besides being very comfortable 

 dwellings. 



The Pocatello planting station will occupy a definite place in 

 the future management of this and other National Forests in 

 southern Idaho. From it as a source, plant material will be 

 shipped to other portions of this Forest, and to other National 

 Forests, where local conditions demand intensive forest manage- 

 ment. 



