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(c) Seed Beds: 



As usual most of the sowing of coniferous seed was undertaken in the fall. 

 The actual seeding was started on November 2nd and finished on November 

 14th. Some red pine beds and experimental beds were sown in the spring as 

 soon as the frost was out of the ground. 



Germination was excellent in all fall sown beds except the white cedar. 

 The spring beds were rather poor especially the 1929 red pine seed. Damping-off 

 was not very troublesome this year. 



The following charts will give the amount of coniferous and hardwood seed 

 sown in the fall and spring: 



Conifers 



Fall 



Species 



Red Pine 



Scotch Pine. . . . 



Jack Pine 



White Pine. . . . 

 Norway Spruce . 

 White Spruce . . 

 White Cedar. . . 



Red Cedar 



Experimental . . 



Beds 



442 



71 



49 



194 



67 



65 



115 



5 



7 



Total 1,015 



Spring Species 



Red Pine .... 

 Scotch Pine. . 

 Experimental 



Total . 



Beds 



128 



19 



41 



188 



Hardwoods 



Species Bushels 



Walnut 918 



Butternut 7 



Red Oak \2% 



Hard Maple 10^ 



White Ash % 



Green Ash ^ 



Red Ash % 



Bitternut Hickory Y% 



Shagbark Hickory % 



Total 950^ 



Species Bushels 



Soft Maple 5 



White Elm 7 



Total 12 



(d) Transplanting: 



The weather during the transplanting season was excellent. We had plenty 

 of rain to keep the ground moist, and except for a few odd days the weather was 

 not windy. 



Trees of all species lined out in the spring of 1932 were 4,578,095. 



(e) 



Trees Ready for Distribution in 1933: 



Conifers 



Red Pine 2,534,042 



White Pine 679,038 



Jack Pine 252,220 



Scotch Pine 158,327 



White Spruce 724,746 



Norway Spruce 968,716 



White Cedar 290,238 



Red Cedar 12,036 



European Larch 39,591 



Total 5,658,954 



Grand Total. 



Hardwoods 



Walnut 134,775 



Butternut 21,750 



Basswood 10,075 



American Elm 23,825 



Red Oak 40,200 



Soft Maple 43,750 



Sugar Maple 13,125 



White Ash 13,750 



Black Cherry 1,400 



Yellow Birch 10,600 



Black Locust 1,000 



Rooted Poplar 200 



Poplar Cuttings 40,000 



Willow Cuttings 25,000 



Total 379,450 



6,038,404 



