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No. 22. Planting forest tree seed—Greatest source of failure found in 
the nature of the soil, if planted deep enongh to be benefited by moisture 
seed failed, if too near the surface it failed for want of moisture; succes 
insured by a light covering (very light) of soil, ditto of straw or hay, and a 
generous sprinkling of rain water. 
No. 29. Result of experiments in propagating by cuttings, suggested by 
L. M. Ford, Esq., who also furnished cuttings for some of the white, yel- 
low and Italian willows, Lombardy poplar, &e. ; ; time selected, May 25—one 
month later than cuttings should be set to insure perfect success. Twelve 
white willow, eight inches in length, placed in the soil seven inches per- 
pendicular, one bud above ground, one year old wood; ten made a fair 
growth, two failed. 
No. 30. Twelve white willow cuttings, eight inches in length, two years 
old wood, set at an angle of forty-five degrees, lower part of cutting four 
inches below surface, the upper part one inch below surface; an entire fail- 
ure. 
No. 31. Twelve white willow cuttings, cut four inches in length, placed 
‘ me ground four inches perpendicular, two years old wood; two grew, ten 
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No. 32. Twelve white willow cuttings, cut eight inches long, placed in 
the ground seven inches perpendicular, two years old wood, one ‘bud above 
surface; eleven made a growth of from three to four feet, ground well 
tramped around each cutting. 
The above apply to each of the other kinds named in No. 29, except the 
raage slg the last being an entire failure; also, except the growth named 
in No. 32. 
HEDGE PLANTS. 
No. 33. The buckthorn will, without doubt, make a good hedge, and will, 
I think, be found to have more good points for a Northern hedge plant than 
any other on the list. 
No. 34. Ripening a Jate and excessive growth of wood on fruit or forest 
trees. 
Banking up the earth around base of tree from eighteen to thirty inches 
according to size of tree. This is given without comment or theory, as the 
result of a series of experiments, instituted for the purpose of preparing an 
excessive growth of v7ood, to withstand the cold of Minnesota winters. In 
the search for more light on this subject, have learned with surprise and 
dismay, that non-culture was considered by many eminent horticulturists to 
be a condition of success. Being well assured that non-culture or stinted 
growth both in the animal and vegetable kingdom has the greatest retarding 
influence on fruit culture and forest tree planting, earnestly contend for a 
vigorous and healthy growth. 
No. 35. Pruning—Vlime. Effect on vigorous growth; Effect on stunted 
growth; Effect of stimulants or plant food; Effect on change of climate and 
soil. Experiments carefully noted but will require longer time to mature. 
EXPERIMENTS.—The effects of extra culture continued and selection of seed,. 
with reference to localities, is deemed of the utmost importance, to insure 
perfect success in orchard, garden or farm. 
Early Sweet Corn and White Dent hybridized. Onecrop; time five years ; 
result: an established sweet corn (evergreen) by selection of seed grains; 
greatest difference in time of maturity twenty days. 
No. 36. Common Sweet Corn and Early Sweet Corn, by selection of 
seed, and extracultivation produced a superior evergreen sweet corn, supe- 
rior in flavor and equal in every other respect to the best evergreen sweet 
corn known in the West; time-—six years, with greatest apparent improve- 
ment the last year in quantity or size of ears, with a slight decrease in qual- 
ity ; perhaps the nature of the soil or condition of atmosphere at time of ma- 
turing may have governed the quality. The experiments made seem to 
justify the conclusion, that extra culture and a judicious selection of seed 
will finally ensure the highest and best results. 
W. T. Scott, 
December, 1874. Supt. of Experimental Farm, State University. 
