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AMERICAN FORESTRY 



A GREAT LABOR SAVER 



Showing detail of original tree planter, which may easily be constructed by anyone, as no patents have been taken on it. 



and solves one of the important problems of tree planting on a large scale. 



This is highly efficient 



to $225, or a total of $400. No charge has been made 

 for interest. There will need to be some replanting and 

 the trees will need to be cultivated three or four years. 

 After that the trees should not need much attention ex- 

 cept that the willows will need to be cut back occasionally, 

 and for some time what is cut out will be used for cut- 

 tings. It must be remembered also that the panel snow 

 fence is not always effective so that the loss of traffic in 

 case of snow blockade may be more than the cost of the 

 snow fence and with it there also comes the loss of pres- 

 tige. The trees when three or four years old and 



planted properly will thereafter furnish effective pro- 

 tection. 



It will be seen that the tree planter has done much 

 toward making the tree planting a success, and such tree 

 planting is proving an effective method of keeping rail- 

 road cuts free from snow, even in the winter with the 

 big snows. Without the increased efficiency which these 

 planters make possible tree planting on a large scale 

 would have been so laborious as to be practically prohib- 

 itive. By using the tree planters large areas are covered 

 in short time. 



THE IMPROVED LABOR SAVER 



The new tree planter, attached to a tractor. Note the furrow opener, the disc for throwing the soil in and the press wheels. 



three men can on an average plant 8,000 trees in an eight-hour day. 



It is with this outfit that 



