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where in the sand hill region. As a result of the success of 

 this year's planting there are a lot of enthusiastic tree planters 

 around Thedford and the indications are a large number of 

 trees will be planted in that vicinity next season. 



Growth of Pine Trees. Pine trees do not make rapid growth 

 the first and second year after they are set out in the hills, but 

 after that their growth is quite surprising. On an area of five 

 square rods that was staked off for a sample plot, planted 

 to jack pine in 1903, there are thirty-four trees, the average 

 height of which is 11 inches, the average height growth of these 

 trees for this year is 6.56 inches, or 59 Vi per cent, of their 

 entire height. This is but the beginning of their growth, and it 

 will not surprise me if they average one foot in height growth 

 in another year. 



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Planting Trees in Furrows on the Dismal River Forest 

 Reserve in Nebraska. 



Our experience with nursery grown western yellow pine 

 up to the present time has been very encouraging, but we are 

 not yet recommending it for general planting, because of the 

 indifferent success so many have met with in transplanting it. 

 Last year we planted about 350,000 1-year-old trees of this 

 species in furrows in the hills. Between 80 and 90 per cent, liv- 



