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($10 to 120 per acre). These two taxes would be considerably- 

 less than the amount paid under the present system, and their 

 amount would be a known quantity, because the owner could 

 determine in advance the amount which he would have to ex- 

 pend. Under the old system he would be subject to the judg- 

 ment of his assessors, who can raise the amount of his valua- 

 tion from year to year. The reader is referred to the Massa- 

 chusetts State Forester's Bulletin, "The Forest Taxation Law." 



Plantations. 

 South Orleans, Mass. — Owner, John Kenrick. 



History. — This plantation was made in March, 1876, by 

 John Kenrick, St., and consists of about 7 acres of white pine, 

 Scotch pine and American larch. Previous to planting, the 

 land had borne rye for one year and corn for two years, and 

 .the trees were set out on the corn stubble 4 feet apart. On a 

 portion of the tract, instead of using seedlings, small seed 

 spots were sown, always with the same spacing. The larch 

 consisted entirely of seedlings. In spite of the close spacing, 

 the trees have made a remarkable growth for this section of the 

 State, and there are very few blank spaces, even where the 

 seed was used. Occasionally a small group of trees more 

 slender than the others marks where several seedlings sprang 

 up as if from a single root out of the seed spot, but usually 

 the most vigorous tree has crowded out the others. 



Objects. — Personal interest in forest planting, and to demon- 

 strate the practicability of forest planting on Cape Cod; to 

 improve and utilize land otherwise of little agricultural value. 



Treatment. — The original owner lived to make his first forest 

 thinning, though well on in years when the planting was done. 

 This was confined almost entirely to removing the dead and 

 overcrowded trees. The 4-foot spacing remains in evidence 

 throughout most of the tract. A large number of trees could 

 now be removed to advantage, but even as they stand they 

 present a marked contrast to the native pitch pine, being taller 

 and of greater diameter. 



