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FORESTRY AND IRRIGATION 



June 



INTERIOR OF PLANTATION IN EXPOSED SITUATION ON NARRAGANSETT BAY. 



that white pine is reproduced from seed, 

 which may be gathered or bought at a 

 comparatively low cost of effort or of 

 money. The percentage of germination 

 is high, and with care a pound of seed, 

 at an average cost of $2.50, will produce 

 about 12,000 seedlings, which will be 



suitable for transplanting. Only under 

 favorable conditions will it pay to sow 

 broadcast for in-place planting, with 

 thinning afterwards, and local conditions 

 as to the supply of seeds or seedlings 

 should be consulted in every instance. 

 Various methods of collecting the seed 



