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season. Some, including the seedlings of black cherry, cucumber 

 tree, yellow poplar, basswood, sugar maple, red gum, black gum, 

 red mulberry, birch, and beech, may have to remain in the seed 

 beds two years or more. In digging them from a farm nursery the 

 spade is the most effective tool. Care should be taken to injure the 

 roots as little as possible, and to secure practically all of them. 

 Injured portions of the roots should be cut off with a sharp knife. 

 The seedlings should not be dug until the time for planting them in 

 their permanent locations. Digging them and exposing the roots 

 to the air for some time may kill them. Even when they are being 

 transported to the planting site, the roots should be covered with 

 wet burlap, wet straw, moss, or other similar material. 



SOURCES OF INFORMATION AND ADVICE FOR THE 



PLANTER. 



Many of the States now have forestry departments. A few have 

 forest extension specialists. The men connected with the work are 

 familiar with local conditions, and are able and willing to answer 

 inquiries concerning planting or other forestry problems from people 

 residing in the State. In some cases they can arrange to visit a 

 farm and give advice on the ground. The addresses of these forestry 

 departments or officers follow: 



Sources of information concerning tree planting. 



Alabama State Commissioner of Forestry, Montgomery, Ala. 



California State Forester, Sacramento, Calif. 



Colorado State Forester, Fort Collins, Colo. 



Connecticut State Forester, New Haven, Conn. 



Georgia Forestry Department, Georgia State College of Agriculture, Athens, 



Ga. 



Idaho State Land Commissioner, Boise, Idaho. 



Idaho School of Forestry, Moscow, Idaho. 



Indiana State Board of Forestry, Indianapolis, Ind. 



Iowa State Forestry Commission, Des Moines, Iowa. 



Iowa Forestry Department, Iowa State College of Agriculture, Ames, 



Iowa. 



Kansas State Forester, Manhattan, Kans. 



Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture, Frankfort, Ky. 



Louisiana Superintendent of Forestry, Conservation Commission, New Or- 

 leans, La. 



Maine Forest Commissioner, Augusta, Me. 



Maryland Maryland State Board of Forestry, Baltimore, Md. 



Massachusetts State Forester, Boston, Mass. 



Michigan State Forester, Grayling, Mich. 



Michigan Forestry Department, Michigan Agricultural College, East Lansing, 



Mich. 



Minnesota State Forester, St. Paul, Minn. 



Montana State Forester, Helena, Mont. 



New Hampshire. . State Forester, Concord, N. H, 



