THE BILTMORE FOREST FAIR 



In the Spring of 1899, I tackled 13J^ acres of steep land 

 forming the Northwest aspect of the Long Ridge. The little 

 plants were planted with cleft spades; the clefts were made onto 

 reversed sods, where the turf of sedge grass was particularly 

 dense. 6,000 specimens per acre were planted as follows: 



21,500 One-year old White Oaks, 

 16,000 One-year old Chestnut Oaks, 

 25,000 One-year old Red Oaks, 

 9,500 One-year old White Ash, 



500 One-year old Buckeye, 

 7,300 One and Two-year old Black Walnuts, 

 800 One and Two-year old Hickories, 



The entire expense was : 



For plants $63.77 



For planting 93.07 



Total expense $156.84 



In magnis et voluisse sat est. 



In the Fall of 1899, the success of the plantations of seeds and 

 seedlings of hardwood on Long Ridge seemed doubtful; I got 

 scared for my reputation; I then abandoned the idea of plant- 

 ing "as cheaply as possible." 



The result was an additional planting, in the Spring of 1900, 

 all over the forty-five acres composing the Long Ridge as follows : 



60,000 Two-year old White Pines, 

 2,000 Six-year old Soft Yellow Pines, 

 10,000 Four-year old "ponderosa" and "devaricata," 

 3,600 Two- and Three-year old Picea pungens and Pi- 

 nus cembra and devaricata; Abies concolor, bal- 

 samea and nordmanniana ; Larix leptolepis and 

 sibirica, 

 3,000 Four-year old White Oaks. 



