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The foregoing represents the total of stock that is available for permanent 

 disposal in the spring of 1927. Other nursery stock in various stages of develop- 

 ment totals 18,363,000 trees. 



Orono Nursery 



The past year has been exceptionally unfavourable for nursery operations. 

 Light snowfall and high winds during the winter took a heavy toll in the trans- 

 plant beds. The growth period in the spring opened with a severe drought 

 which resulted in a very high mortality in the sprouting seed beds and in the 

 spring transplant stock. This was followed by a season of unusually heavy 

 precipitation and low temperatures which retarded growth throughout the 

 summer. 



Seeding: The absence of irrigation facilities again proved a serious handicap 

 to seed-bed operations, as the drought in the early part of the season reached its 

 climax just as the seedlings were appearing above ground. The loss in seed-bed 

 stock was, therefore, unduly high. 



During the year a total of 400 coniferous seed-beds were set out and 274 

 bushels of hardwood seed sown as follows: 



SPRING SOWING OF CONIFEROUS BEDS 



Number of 

 Species: Beds Sown 



White Cedar 10 



Jack Pine 10 



White Pine 10 



Norway Spruce 10 



White Spruce 10 



Totals 50 50 10 



FALL SOWING OF CONIFEROUS BEDS 



Species: 



White Cedar 



Hemlock , 



Jack Pine 



Red Pine 



Scotch Pine , 



White Pine 



Norway Spruce 



White Spruce 



Totals 350 340 10 



In addition to the above coniferous seed, the following hardwood seed was 

 sown: 



Species: Bushels 



White Ash 10 



White Elm 10 



Hard Maple 6 



Red Maple 18 



Silver Maple 10 



Red Oak 20 



Walnut 200 



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