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(c) Seed Beds. 



CONIFEROUS SEED SOWN DURING 1930 



HARDWOOD SEED SOWN DURING 1930 



Species 



Amount Sown 



Pounds 



Bushels 



Elm 



Soft Maple. . . 



Walnuts 



Walnuts 



Hickory Nuts. 

 White Ash . . . 

 Hard Maple. . 

 Black Locust . 

 Basswood .... 



120 



57 



165 

 160 



235 



Totals . 



744H 



195 husked 

 153 not husked 

 12 husked 



360 



(d) Transplanting. 



The number of transplants shipped to other stations shows a decrease over 

 that of 1929. SHghtly less than 150,000 two-year old conifers were transferred 

 to Orono and Midhurst. Importation of transplant stock includes 250,000 

 red pine from the Midhurst nursery and 85,000 white pine from Orono. 



An exceedingly dry summer prevailed. Very little rain fell during the month 

 of July, August and September, but this shortage of natural precipitation was 

 satisfactorily overcome by our excellent irrigating equipment. Seedling growth 

 was rather above normal, losses from damping off practically nil, but development 

 of 2-1 stock fell off somewhat due directly to the protracted drought. 



Lining out of transplants started early in April, the operation continuing 

 until the end of May when all transplants of suitable development were trans- 

 ferred from seed-beds to nursery lines. 



