SAN DIEGO'S MUNICIPAL FOREST 



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LOOKING ACROSS CITY LANDS TO THE SHORE; NURSERY IN 

 THE FOREGROUND. SAN DIEGO, CAL., MUNICIPAL FOREST. 



Lands was realized by some of the far- 

 sighted citizens, who secured the in- 

 sertion of a clause, which exempted 

 :hese lands from sale until 1930, and 

 provided a tax of two per cent per hun- 

 dred on the assessed valuation of all 

 :ity property for the improvement of 

 these lands. 



No further action was taken until the 

 fall of 1910, when a Pueblo Forester 

 and Assistant were appointed with in- 

 structions to establish a headquarters 

 upon the land, and plant forty thou- 

 sand trees, as the beginning of a munic- 

 ipal Forest. The necessary buildings 

 were erected and implements purchased 

 and a water system installed for do- 

 mestic purposes for the establishment 

 3f a nursery for propagating the trees 

 to be planted. 



The rainfall in this section is only 

 ten and one-half inches, and is dis- 

 tributed entirely through the winter 

 months. With such a limited water 

 supply it was necessary to utilize a 

 system of dry farming for conserving 

 the moisture during the summer months, 

 and thereby assisting the trees in de- 

 veloping to the fullest extent. 



The land selected for the planting is 

 thoroughly plowed immediately after 

 the first rains to a depth of about ten 

 inches. The rainfall is conserved dur- 

 ing the winter by harrowing, and the 

 ground worked into proper condition 

 for the planting, which is done in March 

 and April. The field is laid off in 

 eight foot squares and the trees planted 

 at each intersection. The planting is 

 done with an ordinary garden trowel, 



