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Growing Forest Trees in Western Nebraska 



White Elm, Hackberry, Red Ash, Green Ash. Box Elder, and 

 Wild Plum. 



SPECIES PLANTED. 



In order to determine the kind of trees that will grow best 

 in the region, the Experiment Substation planted nearly 30 



Pig. 7. Green Ash on bench land, October, 1912. Planted 

 Trees like this are being attacked by borers. 



in 1907. 



species in plots of about one acre each at the Substation. This 

 planting was started in 1907. The trees are now five years old, 

 and have been growing long enough to give an indication of 

 what species will grow to advantage. Each kind has been tried 

 on both bench and table-land, the number of each species varying 

 from 200 to 1,000 or more. 



The following species were planted in the spring of 1907 or 

 that of 1908 : 



