STARTING A WHITE PINE PLANTATION. 



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lifted and propped 12 to 16 inches above the other. This will turn off 

 a portion of the water. Should u damping off" take place, or should 

 the beds become overwet, as soon as the rains cease the shades should 

 be removed, and should remain off until the sun endangers the seed- 

 lings. 



From the time of the appearance of seedlings above ground they 

 should be carefully watched, weeded, and cultivated. In cultivating, 

 the 6-foot shade sections may be conveniently removed. The cost of 



End Elevation 



Side Elevation 



6ft 



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Vertical projection looking down Frame without the laths 



FIG. 2. Detail of shade frame. 



weeding is heavy, hence the importance of choosing land which is as 

 free from weeds as possible. Cultivation should continue through the 

 second season. The shades may be removed some time in August of 

 the second season, after the greatest heat of the summer is past. 



THE PLANTATION. 



The variation of climatic conditions throughout New England is not 

 sufficient to be of importance, except for the effect of continued salt 

 winds near the coast. Either hilly, level, gently undulating land or 

 low, moderately dry land is suitable for white pine planting, provided 

 the ground cover be not too dense. Low land which is wet or marshy 

 is entirely unsuited for planting; on such land the roots decay and the 

 trees fall before they are big enough to use. Cleared land is best 

 adapted for pine plantations. Land with scattering brush growth may 



