not survive. In the Black Hills it is the only pine and the 

 main timber tree. Thirteen years ago I obtained a handful 

 of Pinus ponderosa seed from Custer County, Montana, 

 which I planted. Today the trees raised from that seed stand 

 fifteen to seventeen feet high, straight and thrifty. This 

 rate of growth I think is very satisfactory, taking in consid- 

 eration the fact that it takes a spruce or pine four to five 

 years to reach the first foot in height. These trees stand on 

 high ground and have had ordinary cultivation until lately. 



To test the drouth-resisting power of the ponderosa, 

 small trees were stuck out in the prairie about eight years 

 ago and^left to fight their own way as best they could. Of 

 nineteen trees put out, eighteen are alive today and are ap- 

 parently looking well and satisfied with the site and situation. 

 The ponderosa transplant very satisfactorily as raised on our 

 fine mellow soil frequently transplanted or root-pruned, but 

 wildjplants generally fail. It is of value for ornament, the 

 very long leaves keeping the silvery green color all the year 

 around." 



Geo. H. Whiting, Yankton, S. D., writes: "A strong, 

 stocky and rapid grower. There is probably no pine in ex- 

 istence that requires so little moisture or that will thrive so 

 well on high, dry, exposed situations. At about the age 

 when the Scotch pine fails, the ponderosa pine begins to 

 show its value. It is very hard to transplant the small trees 

 from the woods, but nursery-grown trees that have been 

 transplanted at one year old, handle quite successfully." 



H. C. Warner, Forestburg, S. D., reports under date of 

 April 19, 1907: "The ponderosa pine is looking well, but 

 have not had it long enough to be certain of its qualities." 



