RAISING OR KEEPING UP THE FOREST 



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covers them lightly, pressing the ground afterward with 

 the hoe. In this way he goes back and forth, sowing 

 wherever there is room, but so that the spots are at least 



FIG. 32. Pine Grove from Planted Seed 

 (After Graves) 



five feet apart. Where mice are numerous, and where 

 insects, sun, and wind, together with a poor soil, combine 

 to injure the seedlings, this method is not reliable. 



