In the spring of 1891 eight half-acre plats were added to the 

 forest plantation, making a total of thirty plats or fifteen acres, 

 planted since 1889. Planting began April 23rd and was com- 

 pleted within two weeks. Copious rains fell April 13 and 16, 

 with light showers on the four following days, and .26 inch rain 

 on the 27th. These showers made the ground in good condi- 

 tion for planting, and in those plats that were set while the 

 soil was moist a good stand was secured. Before the two last 

 plats were set the weather had turned dryer, and, as during the 

 entire month of May only .8 of an inch of rain fell, the stand 

 in these plats is poor, the more so as a lar^e proportion of the 

 trees set in them were pines and spruces. All the trees that 

 were planted early enough to be benefited by the April rains 

 made good growth during the season, the months of June and 

 July being especially favorable for growth. After July 21st 

 only 2.63 inches rain fell the balance of the season, as against 

 2.87 inches for the same period in 1890. The extreme dry 

 autumn of 1890, with the lack of snow in the winter, resulted in 

 quite severe winter killing, the box-elders being most injured. 

 The rainfall was a little better distributed this year, and it is 

 hoped less injury will result- 



The year's planting showed the great importance of having 

 the ground in suitable condition as regards moisture when 

 planting is begun. Had planting been begun a week earlier 

 last spring a better stand would have been secured, as the trees 

 would have thrown out young roots before the dry weather of 

 May came. By having the land deep plowed in the fall, the 

 planter will be able to take advantage of the first favorable 

 spring weather to begin operations. 



Following is a plat of the forest plantation, showing the vari- 

 eties in each plat, and the number of trees alive in each in No- 

 vember, '91. As the blanks in several plats were filled in last 

 spring and trees thus set were not included in the summaries of 

 plats 1 to 10 made in another place in this bulletin, the totals 

 in the diagram and in the summaries will not agree. 



In order that the numbers of the plats may follow in order as 

 the plantation is enlarged, a change in the numbering is made 



