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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

 BULLETIN No. 479 



Contribution from the Forest Service 

 HENRY S. GRAVES, Forester 



Washington, D. C. 



PROFESSIONAL PAPER 



May 31, 1917 



NURSERY PRACTICE ON THE 

 NATIONAL FORESTS 



B* 



C. R. TILLOTSON, Forest Examiner 



CONTENTS 



Page 



Introduction 1 



Factors Influencing Selection of a Nursery 



Site 1 



Size and Arrangement of Nursery ... 7 

 Outfit 10 



Page 



Nursery Operations 15 



Removal of Planting Stock from Nursery 64 

 Diseases and Injuries in Nursery ... 63 



Fertilizers 79 



Costs of Operations 86 



WASHINGTON 



GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 



1917 



