CHAPTEE V 



STOCKING THE GROUND 



Decisions to be arrived at as regards stocking — Species for different 

 soda — Pare or mixed plantations — Shade- bearing qualities of 

 trees — Soil-improving qualities of trees — Suppression of side- 

 branches — Rapidity of growth — The advantages and disad- 

 vantages of pure plantations — Advantages and disadvantages 

 of mixed plantations — Trees to plant pure — Methods of mixing 

 — Mixing in uneven-ages woods — Mixtures — Methods of stock- 

 ing the ground — Broadcast sowing — Drill sowing — Planting — 

 Shelter belts — Rotation of crop — Underplanting — The time 

 to plant or sow — Size of plants and distance apart at which 

 to plant — Advantage of a temporary nursery. 



Decisions to be arrived at as Regards Stocking. 



The first and principal point to decide is what species 

 will grow to best advantage on the soil and in the situa- 

 tion of the area to be stocked. The next is whether 

 these species will grow better or produce better timber 

 if planted pure or if mixed with others. Other points 

 are, the best method of stocking (by sowing or planting), 

 the time to plant, and the rotation on which the trees 

 should be grown to pay the largest percentage of profit 

 on the money invested. 



On the decisions arrived at on these points depend the 

 number of plants or the quantity of seed per acre, the 

 size of the plants, and the method of planting. 



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