SPECIES AND METHODS TO USE 



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Objective 



Product 



Species recommended 



Methods 



(3) Heavy areable land 



Permanent forest 



Saw timber 



Oak in deep soil 



Sow May 1 to 31 in plowed furrows, 2 to 

 3 inch^ deep and 5 feet apart, 480 

 pounds of acorns per acre 



(4) Brush and pasture land 



Permanent forest 



Saw timber 



Scotch pine 



Sow as in (2) or as above in strips 

 if ground cannot be plowed; strips 

 should be east and west. If brush, 

 short strips 12 inches wide; if light, 

 brush double width. Strips 5 to 8 feet 

 apart. Preferable to cultivate in 

 autumn and in spring, sow April 15 to 

 May 15, 4^ pounds per acre. If desir- 

 able to economize sow on portioiu of 

 strips. On rough ground use seed 

 spots 14 inches square, 6| feet apart. 

 Increase size if brush is thick and tall. 

 Occasionally sowing 7 pounds per acre 

 broadcast on heather has succeeded if 

 sheep are grazed afterwards to work 

 the seeds into the ground. Maritime 

 pine, if in Laurentum (see p. 27) zone, 

 can (a) broadcast II pounds per acre, 

 (6) sow strips 7 pounds per acre, (c) 

 seed spot 3 pounds per acre 



(5) Barren land (dry and hilly) ^ 



Reclamation and 

 soil cover 



Of secondary 

 importance 



Few spruce or larch or Scotch 

 pine, best sites with Aus- 

 trian pine as major species. 

 Sometimes Scotch pine can 

 be used more freely. Use 

 beech, maple, linden, horn- 

 beam, willow, alder, etc. In 

 mixture according to condi- 

 tions. 



Plant 5 by 5 feet. Take advantage of 

 favorable pockets of soil. Use grub 

 hoe and work soil well 3 to 8 weeks or a 

 season ahead of planting. Plant in 

 autumn preferably. Must be finished 

 before April 1. Holes should be at 

 least 10 inches square. Fill in with 

 humus. Dirt put under sod, then sod, 

 and lastly the dirt from bottom of 

 holes. Cover with flat stones. Plant 

 on still day 



^ For example, see Jolyet, pp. 467-468 

 (6) Bogs and swamp land 



