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hung in different parts of the building and opens or closes 

 the ventilators as may be necessary. He carries a watchman's 

 clock which he punches with keys, that are fastened in different 

 parts of the building, every time he makes the rounds. The dial 

 of the clock indicates the time it was punched. These dials are 

 changed every morning by our foreman and kept for future 

 reference. 



storage and Packing House of C inton Falls Nursery Co., Thos. E. Cashman, Pres. 



The large building on the right, 80 x 120 ft., is built of stone and lined with a double row 



of fireproof tiling making it absolutely frost proof. Adjoining thi 



are the packing sheds and other storage facilities. 



Deciduous trees can be taken up in the fall wdien in a dorm- 

 ant state, packed properly in a building that is constructed in 

 accordance with plans to which I have previously referred, and 

 if carefuHy looked after will come out in the spring in as good 

 condition as when packed away in the fall ; while stock that 

 stands in the nursery row all winter, undergoing almost con- 

 stant evaporation, severe freezing and occasional thawing, is 

 weakened to some extent, and if taken up and transplanted will 

 not make the growth that is expected of the stock that has been 

 properly housed. 



AdvisabiIjItv ok Forkst Planting.— While the necessity for tree planting- 

 has not been felt in this part of the United States so keenly as it has been, for in- 

 stance, in the treeless West, yet sufficient planting has been done in the past to prove 

 that the growing of wood crops Is entirely practicable. Large areas of land in this 

 region are lit for forest growth only, and from an economic standpoint it is import- 

 ant that these lands be p;it into a state of productiveness. Extensive investment 

 in forest planting has thus far been unduly discouraged by present methods of 

 taxation and, in parts of the region, by difficulty In securing adequate Are pro- 

 tection. The true value of forest land and its rightful place among the permanent 

 resources are, however, becoming appreciated, and an enlightened public sentiment 

 is rapidly making this form of Investment safe and desirable. 



