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manure was applied throughout. Commercia! fertilizers were used sparingly 

 on the seed beds at the time of sowing. In addition a weak solution of nitrate 

 of soda was used as a spray during the early growing season. 

 Quantities of fertilizers used were as follows: 



(b) Seed: 



All seed used during the year was obtained from the Seed Extracting Plant 

 at Angus, with the exception of 475 bushels of walnut and sixteen bushels of 

 butternut obtained locally. As all seeds are returned to Angus for storage 

 except those which require stratification over winter for early germination in 

 the spring, the only seeds on hand are the following which are stored in shallow 

 screened pits. 



Seed on Hand. 



Cedar, red Yi bushel 



Cherry, black 2 bushels 



Walnuts, black 475 bushels 



Total 477^ bushels 



With reference to walnuts it has been found that under our conditions it is 

 necessary to hull and stratify the seed and plant in the spring if satisfactory 

 results are to be expected. 



(c) Seed Beds: 



During the year a total of 806 coniferous seed beds were sown — thirty-two 

 beds in the spring and 774 beds in thefal'. In addition to the above coniferous 

 seed, 838 bushels of hardwood seed were sown. The early freeze-up on November 

 16th, 1932, brought seed bed operations to an abrupt close. 



SPRING SOWING OF CONIFEROUS BEDS 



Cedar, red 9 



Pine, red 23 



Total 32 



Red pine beds sown in the spring, June 20th and 21st, were entirely experi- 

 mental. It has been our experience at this nursery that results from spring 

 sown red pine beds are invariably much inferior to those from fall sown beds. 

 This year experiments were continued and, in an endeavour to avoid damping-off, 

 the seeds were sown after the main danger from this source had passed. In 

 order to hasten germination and in some measu e offset the late sowing certain 

 of the beds were sown with seed which had been soaked for twenty-four hours, 

 and equal number with seed soaked for forty-eight hours, while the remainder 



