on the Jack Pine land. Since this stock must be raised here, 

 at least two or three seed-beds should be devoted to growing 

 stock of this variety of Scotch Pine. Half of the beds should 

 be sown this fall; the other half next spring. If this variety 

 of Scotch Pine possesses the qualities ascribed to it, it will 

 solve to a large extent the Jack Pine problem in the Lake 

 State region, as it is the only valuable Pine that can com- 

 pete with Jack Pine on Jack Pine land. 



Willows to Supply Basket Material For the Indians and 

 Manufacturers. 



"The abundance of low-lying land which may be too wet 

 for agricultural crops offers a good opportunity for utilizing 

 this land for growing basket willows, for which there is al- 

 ways a market. An arrangement, therefore, should be made 

 to secure from the Forest Service at Washington next spring, 

 cuttings of different species of commercial basket willows with 

 which to start a basket-willow holt. The basket-willow rods 

 can be distributed in the state to people interested in the in- 

 dustry, to Indians, for the purpose of stimulating basket-mak- 

 ing among them, and to public institutions. The holt at first 

 should be confined to a few of the most important species, 

 and later may be extended to include many of our native 

 species, with the idea of developing a native willow that will 

 be suitable to our local conditions." 



