Canadian Forcstrx Journal, May, iq20. 



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Wouldn't you pay a fat premium to get a prairie farm with such a grove of evergreens as this? 



wan. Both of these nurseries have a 

 capacity of from four to five milHons 

 annually. 



'I'lie ])rincii)al feature of our distri- 

 bution is the inspection system, and 

 the success of the scheme is due very 

 largely to this inspection. As far as 

 possible, every applicant for trees is 

 visited, and no trees are granted un- 

 less the conditions comply with our 

 regulations. Approximately 45 per 

 cent, of ap])lications are turned down 

 each season, princi])ally on account 

 i>f lack of ])reparation. Eight inspec- 

 tors are employed on this work. In 

 the summer they are on the road 

 from Innc td ()ct(il)cr. and during 

 winter tliex' work in the oil ice pre 

 ])aring the distriluit imi lists, planting 

 ])lans, etc. 



In regard to -tock. we use only one 

 year JNlanitoba ma])le. two year ash. 

 one vear caragana and ni>rooted cut- 

 tings of ])opl;irs and w illow -~. We do 



not ad\ise cutting back to the top.s 

 of the seedlings except the carigana, 

 which when used for hedge must be 

 cut back to the ground at ^ime of 

 j)lanting. We strongly advise against 

 any general pruning in a shelter belt. 

 as it only means extra work and 

 makes conditions for the growth of 

 trees leas favorable. The belt should 

 l)e grown as thick as possible from 

 the ground up. If pruning is done, 

 it should be confined to the inside 

 rows. 



Evergreens are sent out at a nom- 

 inal charge ^A one cent each, ol $1.00 

 per 100. We use four year trans- 

 ])lants of Scotch and jack pine, and 

 li\e \ ear transplants of white spruce. 

 riie demand is greater than wo can 

 >up]>ly. 



At Indian Head we tind that the 

 growth of the more common trees, 

 ascertained from hundreds of mea- 

 surements made each year on the 

 nurserv. is a< tollow>: 



