CARE OF THE WOODLAND 209 



ditions more easily than the older ones. Their demand for 

 food and moisture is more easily satisfied, and because of 

 their small cost, one can even afford to lose a large per- 

 centage of them after planting. 



The young plants should be two-year-old seedlings or 

 three-year-old " transplants." 



Two-year-old seedlings are trees that have been grown 

 from the seed in seed beds until they reach that age. They 

 run from two to fifteen inches in height, depending upon 

 the species. 



Three-year-old " transplants " have been grown from 

 the seed in seed beds and at the end of the first or second 

 year have been taken up and transplanted into rows, where 

 they grow a year or two longer. They are usually a little 

 taller than the two-year-old seedlings, are much stockier 

 and have a better root system. For this reason, three-year- 

 old transplants are a little more desirable as stock for 

 planting. They will withstand drought better than seedlings. 



The best results from woodland planting are obtained 

 with native-grown material. Such stock is stronger, 

 hardier and better acclimated. Foreign-grown stock is 

 usually a little cheaper, owing to the fact that it has been 

 grown abroad, under cheap labor conditions. 



The trees may be purchased from reputable dealers, 

 of whom there are many in this country. These dealers 

 specialize in growing young trees and selling them at the 

 low cost of three to ten dollars per thousand. In States 

 in which a Forestry Commission has been inaugurated, 

 there have also been established State nurseries where 

 millions of little trees are grown for reforestation purposes. 

 In order to encourage private tree planting, the Forestry 

 Commissions are usually willing to sell some of these trees 

 at cost price, under certain conditions, to private land 



