132 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



are too young to ever be forests in the useful and true 

 sense of that word. 



Woodlands that can boast of being sixty to one hundred 

 years old are nearer what we need ; and around the sources 

 of our water supplies they should be composed of well- 

 cared-for and old trees. The present age seems to be mov- 

 ing so fast that it may well be asked, What shall we leave 

 for future generations? 



The foregoing method for planting is an excellent one to 

 adopt, and the cost of trees and time to be consumed seems 

 reasonable. The cost would be about $22.56 an acre, in 

 return for which there would be the thinnings which must 

 be made as the trees progressed, and eventually there should 

 be a valuable growth of timber. 



Some people recommend planting trees eight or ten feet 

 apart each way, which would be cheaper at the start; but 

 the Scotchmen have had large experience in forest planting, 

 which leads me to incline to their plan, as having value in 

 it, although it requires more trees at the start. But this 

 also will depend somewhat on the land. 



It is important to consider where we can obtain good 

 trees at prices which will encourage their planting. 



There are a few nurserymen in the Western States who 

 o-row seedling trees on an extensive scale ; notably among 

 these are Robert Douglass & Sons, Waukegan, III. And to 

 illustrate how cheaply trees can be bought, I will give an 

 example of prices taken from their catalogue. 



Putting the white pine first, as it is certainly a most beau- 

 tiful and valuable tree in every respect, when well grown, I 

 find it can be bought, of a size suitable for setting out in 

 large plantations, for $75 per 10,000, and $8 per 1,000 

 trees. 



If three thousand trees are set out to the acre over seve- 

 ral acres, they would be about four feet apart each way, and 

 cost $22.50 per acre. 



If the trees are set out in rows about eight feet apart, and 

 four feet apart in the rows, about fifteen hundred trees 

 would be required at a cost of $12 per acre, unless as many 

 as six and two-thirds acres be planted, when the cost would 

 be $11.25 per acre. 



