The question ol ting Western v/hite pine 



In one yei- : r h= s not teen solved. 'Y/ing of 



this species is practise . 



stern white pine seems to vary in its tendency 

 to t-11 germirute the first . While total germination 



the firr r can generally be depended upon if t ed 



in w&ter r efore; , still, 



seed from e different lot r.ay hold over r/.s in Western 

 white pine. See sod from the Northeast Fores' 



Company 



3ons, treated exactly like the other lot here &t the 

 nursery, held rJbout 50^ of i" -ion over to the 



second year. It olieved that this irregularity can 



be avoided by fall sowing o: tern white pine. 



The sowing f the see^ be e uner 



direct supervision oi -'stc-nt Forest Honker I. l r . Simon. 

 who b ent four years t the nursr a5 is a thoroughly 



competent man. iven work six montl of the year 



an' overnment house rt the nursery, where he resides the 



year round. If possible, ho should be transferred to a 

 small nursery, on which there is r/orfc for him year-long, 

 e following Is good unit ;vorklng crew for 

 covering of ti 



2 men to wheel cnf! spre id, 



1 rneoi (foreman) to ' o , 



2 men to level off sand an? roll beds. 



