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Examples of Locust and Catalpa Plantations. 
In the township of Groton an area of 13 acres - the 
largest plantation in the county — has been started. This 
plantation is located on rough, bushy lend unfit for culti-~ 
vation. The soil is Volusia loam and the field has a 
southern exposure. This plantation was started in the 
spring of 1907. The first planting consisted of 12,000 
black locusts (Robinia pseudocacia). They were planted 
6 x 8 feet apart (about 925 per acre). In 1908, 1200 
trees more were used to fill in where some had died, and 
3800 additional trees were planted. At the present time 
there are about 15,000 young trees, some of which have made 
a growth of from 6 to 10 feet. These seedlings cost from 
$4.00 to $7.50 per thousand delivered.at Groton and were 
planted at a cost of about one cent per tree. By com-= 
paring the probable growth of these with other locust 
trees in the vicinity, it is believed that good post 
timber can be cut in from 10 to 15 years. 
Another smaller plantation in the township of Lansing 
consists of 1000 catealpas (Catalpa speciosa) and 500 black 
locusts. This plantation is on strong agricultural land 
(Miami sand). “The trees are set 6 x 8 feet apart. At 
present they stand from 4 to 10 feet high with a diameter 
of from 1-1/2 to 2 inches at the base, three years from 
planting. The catalpas grow faster than the locusts, but 
their tips have heretofore winter-killed slightly. It has 
