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or, in the case of large nuts, pressed into holes made 

 with a pointed stick. The corn-planter method is 

 often combined with the preparation of seed spots 

 or the plowing of single furrows, in order to plant 

 the seed in loose soil free from vegetation. 



On a large majority of the Forests broadcast 

 seeding on unprepared ground has not succeeded. 

 As a rule satisfactory stands have been secured 

 from broadcasting only after an expensive prelimi- 

 nary cultivation which would be impracticable in 

 extended operations and which would exceed the 

 cost of planting with nursery stock. But broad- 

 casting on prepared strips and upon recent burns 

 has given some success. The seed-spot method has 

 been most successful if done at the proper season. 

 Late summer and early fall sowing has produced 

 better results than sowing in spring or winter. As 

 a whole direct seeding has not succeeded, espe- 

 cially when the results and costs of the work are 

 compared with the planting of nursery stock. 

 Planting has thus far yielded better results, espe- 

 cially on the less favorable areas. Furthermore, 

 from the standpoint of final results attained, plant- 

 ing has actually been cheaper than seeding, in spite 

 of the greater initial cost of planting. While the 



