Farmers' Bulletin 



Possibly the chief objection to both of these methods of storage out 

 of doors is that most kinds of seed can be kept over only one winter, 

 because with the coming of warm weather, the seed will begin to 

 sprout. The seed of a few trees, however, such as the hawthorns, 

 hollies, and black walnut, often does not germinate readily the next 

 spring. This seed may be stored in moist sand in a cool place even 

 until the second spring. 



TABLE 7. Method of storage suitable for different kinds of tree seed. 



1 While the species listed in this column will withstand cold and dry storage, cold and moist storage 

 would be preferable for most of them. 



GROWING THE SEEDLINGS. 



While some hardwood seedlings may be grown without great 

 difficulty, the production of others, such as the eucalypts, should 

 be left to the professional nurseryman. If a man's time and the 

 actual- expense connected with growing hardwood seedlings are 

 considered, it may often be no cheaper to grow than to buy them. 

 When home-grown, however, the seedlings are at hand when wanted, 

 and this is a distinct advantage. 



LOCATION OF SEED BEDS. 



The seed beds should be located in good, well-drained, preferably 

 loamy soil, in any convenient place. Proximity to woods or brushy 

 areas should ordinarily be avoided, because these places harbor 

 mice, chipmunks, or squirrels, which may disturb the seed. Prox- 

 imity to the farm dwelling is desirable, because rodents are less 

 likely to be abundant there. 



PREPARATION OF SEED BEDS. 



As with beds for vegetable crops, the soil should be spaded or 

 plowed up and then well pulverized with harrow or rake. The 

 smaller the seed to be sown the more thorough should be the prepara- 



