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which he receives 45 cents per bushel. For- 

 est officers receiving them, Arapaho National 

 Forest, Colorado 70 



Figure 23. In a forest nursery a trough is often used for 

 sowing seeds in drills. The seed scattered 

 along the sides of the trough rattles into po- 

 sition at the bottom and is more even than 

 when distributed by the ordinary worker at 

 the bottom of the trough. Pike National 

 •Forest, Colorado 72 



Figure 24. Uncle Sam grows the little trees by the mil- 

 lions. These will soon cover some of the 

 bare hillsides on the National Forests of the 

 West 72 



Figure 25. One of the largest Forest Service nurseries 

 where the young trees are given the utmost 

 care before they are large and strong enough 

 to endure the rigorous climate of the National 

 Forests. McCloud Nurser}', Shasta Na- 

 tional Forest, California 76 



Figure 26. A view of seed sowing with a corn planter. 



San Isabel National Forest, Colorado . . 78 



Figure 27. Sowing seed along contour lines on the 



slopes. Pike National Forest, Colorado . 78 



Figure 28. A planting crew at work setting out small 

 trees. The man ahead digs the hole, and the 

 man behind plants the tree. Wasatch Na- 

 tional Forest, Utah 82 



Figure 29. At the Fort Valley Forest Experiment Sta- 

 tion, Coconino National Forest, Arizona. A 

 typical meteorological station. Forest offi- 

 cer measuring precipitation. Note the shel- 

 ter which contains thermometers and also the 

 electrically equipped instruments to record 

 the direction and velocity of the wind . . 90 



