SPECIES AND METHODS TO USE 



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(3) Heavy areable land 



(5) Barren land (dry and hilly) 



Reclamation and 

 soil cover 



Of secondary 

 importance 



Few spruce or larch or Scotch 

 pine, best sites with Aus- 

 trian pine as major species. 

 Sometimes Scotch pine can 

 be used more freely. Use 

 beech, maple, linden, horn- 

 beam, willow, alder, etc. In 

 mixture according to condi- 

 tions. 



Plant 5 by 5 feet. Take advantage of 

 favorable pockets of soil. Use grub 

 hoe and work soil well 3 to 8 weeks or a 

 season ahead of planting. Plant in 

 autumn preferably. Must be finished 

 before April 1. Holes should be at 

 least 10 inches square. Fill in with 

 humus. Dirt put under sod, then sod, 

 and lastly the dirt from bottom of 

 holes. Cover with flat stones. Plant 

 on still day 



6 For example, see Jolyet, pp. 467-468 



(6) Bogs and swamp land 



