Canadian Foreslrii Journal, September, 1918 



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yiiowiug Spruce and Pine Transplant Beds on. Heaviest Slope. 

 Displaying Method of Erosion Prevention. 



straw, little by little, while the 

 ground freezes, and then covered to a 

 thickness of one foot, with straw — or 

 about six inches when old burlap is 

 laid over them. By gradually re- 

 moving this cover in the spring, 

 "heaving" is practically eliminated 

 as well as sun scorching. The worn 

 out shade frame burlaps will be iised 

 for' winter covering until completely 

 useless, and the old straw piled and 

 allowed to produce what fertilizer it 

 will. 



The Seeding Process. 

 Both broadcast and drill seeding 

 have been used each offering certain 

 advantages, but in view of the 

 heavy winter covering required and 

 the necessity of cultivation and keep- 

 ing the soil sweet and fresh, the drill 

 system will be used. This requires 

 more space and is more expensive 

 than broadcasting, but the final 

 results will offset the extra cost. 



Care of Seed beds 

 The seed beds are given every 

 possible care, including weeding and 

 cultivation; spraying to supplement 

 rainfall when necessary, so that the 

 soil does not become thorougly dried 

 out; and covering with shade frames 



during sunny days, or heavy down- 

 pours of rain, and uncovered on dull 

 days or during ordinary rains. 



Transplanting 



The two year seedlings will be dug 

 out in late fall of the second year, and 

 carried over the winter in a sand 

 cellar, to be built for that purpose. 

 In the following spring, as soon as 

 the ground is ready these will be 

 transplanted in nursery rows, about 

 12 inches apart, and spaced about 

 6 inches apart in the rows. No 

 attempt to transplant in beds will 

 be made as this requires too much 

 labour and expense. The actual 

 transplanting will be done with the 

 aid of the Yale transplanting board. 



The care the transplants will re- 

 ceive will be confined to cultivation 

 and watering in case ofsevere drought 

 only. Two complete sets of trans- 

 plant areas will be used, allowing one 

 to lie fallow each year, in order to 

 build up the soil value. 



Digging out and Shipping 



In the late fall of the third year 

 the transplants will be dug out and 

 carried over the winter in the storage 

 cellar. In the following spring these 



