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SEEDING AND PLANTING 



Photograph "by U. S. Forest Service 



FIG. 57. Using the V-shaped seeding trough in the Pike National Forest. 



in such a manner that the space between can be closed for the 

 reception of the seed and opened to permit its escape (Fig. 58) . 



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6 in. 



4 It-. 



FIG. 58. The double-V seeding trough. 



13. The Seeding Lath. The seeding lath is the most practical 

 device for the rapid and even distribution of coniferous seed in 

 drill seeding. The form devised by Eszlinger 1 is most extensively 

 used. It is as long as the width of the bed and made from two 



1 Eszlinger, Forstassessor : Saelatte fiir Nadelholzsamen. (Forstw. Cen- 

 tralblatt, S. 535-539. 1890.) 



