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try very few attempts have been made to produce wood lots by 

 planting, but in Europe I believe it is very common. Some re- 

 commend planting the seed in nurseries, and then transplant- 

 ing the youug trees to the place, in the plantation where they 

 are to stand ; while others prefer planting the seed in the place 

 where it is intended the tree should grow, because, in this way , 

 it is said the young tree receives no check by shortening the tap 

 root, or taking off the fibrous roots. In either case the tree 

 should be set out, or the seeds planted, much thicker than it is 

 intended the trees should grow for timber, for in this way they 

 will grow much straighter and more thrifty, and the thinnings will 

 in a kw years furnish not only fuel, but hoop poles and wood for 

 other purposes. The plantation will grow much more readily if 

 the ground be in a fine tilth for cultivation. It may then be 

 marked out by cross furrows at four feet distance from each oth- 

 er, and the seeds planted or the young tree set out at the inter- 

 sections of the furrows. The ground may be planted for sever- 

 al years between these rows with potatoes or some tillage crop, 

 and the cultivation greatly benefit the young trees. Cattle must 

 be carefully excluded at all seasons of the year. 



The following experiment, by the Hon. John Wells, of Bos- 

 ton, who has made some valuable communications to the pub- 

 lic upon this as well as upon other subjects, will show the ne- 

 cessity of putting the acorn, or any seed of the forest tree for 

 raising a plantation, into cultivated ground. About ten years 

 since, he took about six acres of old pasture land, and proceed- 

 ed gradually to plant thickly over the whole lot several bushels 

 of acorns, chesnuts, Sic, in the following manner: A tongue of 

 earth was raised by the hoe and an acorn or other nut put be- 

 neath at a depth of two or three inches; then the sod was press- 

 ed down with the fork or hoe to prevent a loss by birds, squir- 

 rels, he, and all stock was kept from the enclosure. Mr 

 Wells says, the trees have to be sure vegetated, but they seem 

 quite unthrifty in the tough grass-sward, with which they feebly 

 contend, and there appears at present little room for much ex- 

 pectation from this mode. 



Forest Trees are exceedingly tender in their early growth, 



