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furrowed out for planting, innumerable Koa trees made their 

 appearance ; this seed has been lying dormant for the last 

 twenty-five years to my certain knowledge, as I was all over 

 that locality at that time, and the forest then was a thing of 

 the past. 



"The other plantings of that year took place in October, 

 at about 6000 feet elevation on the Kula side of the ranch; un- 

 fortunately the weather conditions after the planting was 

 finished were not at all favorable, and, although we did not 

 lose a great number of trees, it set back their growth con- 

 siderably. I also planted 300 Eucalypts at about 6300 feet 

 elevation on the windward side, mauka of the forest line ; 

 these trees also suffered from the dry weather which was 

 prevalent all over the ranch at that time. These two plant- 

 ings of like species, at approximately the same elevation, and 

 at the two extreme ends of the ranch where usually weather 

 conditions are decidedly unlike, should form in the future an in- 

 teresting subject for comparison. 



"The area planted in lots amounted to forty-four acres, 

 taking 16,444 trees, or about, say, 375 trees to the acre. The 

 balance, 2870, being planted along fences, etc., etc. 



"The trees planted on the mountain were principally in- 

 tended for shelter purposes for stock. 



"In December, 1910, I planted 11,300 trees. I had a great 

 deal of trouble with the seed, which delayed the growth of 

 the seedlings, causing the planting to be later than usual 

 and running over some five or six thousand into 1911, which 

 should have been planted in 1910; these will not be put into 

 the ground till February or March. 



"I planted seed of some twenty-five different species of 

 Eucalypts (a list of which I append herewith) ; some of the 

 seed was very slow of germination, and some did not sprout 

 at all, so that I had only nineteen varieties that were fit to 

 transplant into the identification lot, a list of which I also 

 append. 



"In the identification lot (five acres) I have planted 2000 

 trees arranged alphabetically from E to W. This lot has 

 been thoroughly plowed and harrowed, and I intend at the 

 proper time to plant potatoes and beans between the rows 

 of trees to reduce, if possible, the cost of cultivation of these 

 trees ; a report of this w r ork and the results thereof will be 

 forwarded you later on. The elevation of this lot is 2300 feet, 

 and it is situated immediately mauka of the ranch house lot. 



"The balance of the year's planting was done on the moun- 

 tain, the highest elevation being Lot No. 13, which is close 



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