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FORESTRY EXPERIMENTS 



their glory, and it is these seedlings we have designs upon 

 for future pine forests. When these seedlings are two 

 years of age the stronger and better ones are ready to trans- 

 plant into permanent places. They may be allowed to re- 



FiG. 4. One year old and two year old white pine seedlings taken from the 

 woods. The secondiyear poor seedlings have made very little growth the 

 second j^ear, due to insufficient light. The second year good seedlings were 

 secured from a partiallj- open space in the same forest. 



main one to two years longer, but it is a mistake to allow 

 thesn to stand until the root system is large and the plants 

 harder to dig, thus enlarging the expense; and not only 

 this, but chances for success. Young pines, when two years 



