the output per year never reached that. In 1914, stock 

 shipments amounted to only 1,560,000, end in 1915 a little 

 "better than 3,000,000. 



These shortages ?/ere clue chiefly to losses 

 sustained in the seedbeds the first year, 



3?he administration of the Saven&c Hursery was 

 transferred from the Lolo Forest to the District Office 

 in the spring of 1915, c.n r the writer, under the direction 

 of the District Office, was placed in charge. This 

 transfer was made "because of the in "ng amount of 

 specialise:?, 7/0 rk involved in n ^y practice, which should 

 not _-/ tax the attention o: usy Supervisor, since 

 the nursery is not essentially a part of the Forest organi- 

 sation. " 



;-h tho v nee of Supervisor Soch and the 

 rangers formerly employed at the nr , it has been 



"ble t nee the work with little or no lost 

 motion resulting from the change, although it has, of 

 course, >oen necee, ' the writer to spend a great 



?. of tine in the s 1 ? ails this year, which will 

 "be unnecescary in the futurs. With these -".Is now in 

 hand, i^ building improvements complete, 



ortunity will ^e afforded in r to concent?' 

 on nuiierous mec 'mini st rut ive ;veraents 



which it has been prevJ "->le to consider, for 



1* of 



A suiame: tho total expene.iture of Planting 



