34 



These istructions should be read carefully and followed strictly. They are 

 not very complicated, and every requirement in them is necessary to carry this 

 work on smoothly. 



Especial attention is called to Paragraphs 34 and 35 of the new Order. 



Dismal River National Forest 



On April 5 field planting was begun at the Halsey Planting Station on the 

 Dismal River National Forest. The weather has not been altogether favorable 

 for planting and unless more rain falls the percentage of failures will be large. 

 A force of forty men is employed in the planting work, and it is the plan to 

 plant nearly 500,000 trees in the Dismal River National Forest this season. 

 Some planting will also be done on the North Platte and Niobrara National 

 Forests. 



Plantation of Eucalypts 



The commercial planting of eucalypts in California is receiving much atten- 

 tion at present. The number of inquiries received by this Office in regard to 

 these trees is constantly increasing, and many large plantations are being 

 established. In the past two weeks two California companies have begun 

 planting eucalypts ; one on an area of 2,600 acres, anpther on a 600-acre tract. 



Hardy catalpa and black locust are being planted extensively in the East 

 and Middle West. A good example of the profits realized from such planting 

 was reported from Pawnee County, Nebr., where a 20-acre plantation of hardy 

 catalpa was made sixteen years ago. When cut this winter the actual yield 

 was 35,935 first-class posts and 17,349 second-class posts, and 690 8-16 feet posts 

 in addition to 214 cords of wood. The net proceeds per acre were $152.17. 

 Allowing 5 per cent compound interest on the investment, this gives an annual 

 cash rental of $6.24 per acre. A planting plan for an 800-acre locust plantation 

 in \Voods County, Okla., recently made by the Forest Service was put into effect- 

 last month. 



Mount Helena Forest Park 



The planting in Mount Helena Park, near Helena, Mont, which was done 

 last October in accordance with the planting plan prepared by the Forest 

 Service in 1905, has shown the advisability of fall planting there. A recent 

 count shows that 92 per cent of the Douglas fir and 60 per cent of the yellow 

 pine have survived the winter and are in condition to make a good growth this 

 spring. The planting of last May was a total failure. 



Cooperative State Nursery and Planting Experiments 



The plans for the nursery and planting experiments begun last year by the 

 Forest Service in cooperation with several State institutions are being vigorously 

 carried forward. The object of these experiments is to determine the species 

 best adapted to the different regions, and to test silvicultural methods of a 

 practical and scientific value. 



At the North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station near Fargo, and at 

 the substation of the Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station at North 

 Platte, the hardiness of a number of more valuable timber trees will be tested 

 and the advantages of wide and narrow spacing determined. 



