Growing Forest Trees in Western \<'bniKk<i 5 



and logs were hauled from the Dismal River to the North Platte 

 River, a distance of from 60 to 75 miles. 



During the dry years of the '90's the homesteaders took the 

 timber from the school land and from other land where the 

 owners did not reside in the community. This enabled many 

 people to remain who otherwise would have been compelled to 

 return to the older settled communities. Thus the natural tim- 

 ber aided in the development of the region. 



THE EXPERIMENT. 



The North Platte Substation has undertaken to answer the 

 question whether trees can be grown successfully without irri- 



Fig. 2. Box Elder and Honey Locust on table-land, April, 1908, one year 



after planting. 



gation on western Nebraska table-land under conditions which 

 obtain at this Station. 



LOCATION. The North Platte Experiment Substation is lo- 

 cated in the west central part of Nebraska, near the Platte 

 River, in Township 13 North. Range 30 West, and lies about 

 three miles due south of the town of North Platte. 



CLIMATE. This region is characterized by extreme and sud- 

 den variations in temperature. While most winters are open 



