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and Kvestad, about 12 maal, were sown with fir seed, mostly 
fir and pine, and some larch, mixed together in different 
proportions. The seed sprouted well, but the small plants 
suffered the first year partly from wetness, and the follow- 
ing winter partly from frost, later alsu a little from the 
strong growth of grass. Inthe spring of 1873a fire broke 
out in the sowing, through which there is a footpath. The 
fire originated probably from carelessness with matches of 
passers by, and about 4 maal of the sowing was destroyed, 
but it was resown the same year. Later it suffered also 
a little from unlawful pasturing, and last year from the 
military manoeuvres when it served as battlefield for a de- 
tachment of the infantry attacking the position at Aas. 
This sowing shows, therefore, at present a rough and less 
favourable appearance, even less favourable than it de- 
serves ; and there are some bare spots which will have to 
be filled when the ordinary replantings commence. It is 
worth while to notice that there is a distinct difference 
relative to the qualities of trees, the fir having succeeded 
best, next the pine, the larch appearing poorer. The soil 
may be characterised as fir wood land with some swampy 
spots, and now and then a little harder clay underground 
where planting would have been more effective, if there had 
been a supply of suitable plants, which was not the case at 
that time. This year a planting of about 2 maal of foliaceous 
trees was executed on the space close to the high road, 
and nearer to Brisnenid, consisting of oak, ash and birch, 
in groups, mixed a little with elm and maple. The plant- 
ing has up to this time succeeded tolerably well, although 
some of the ash and elm trees have been damaged by frost, 
especially in the strong winter 1874-75, whilst on the other 
side the oak plants have come through this inconvenience 
much better. Besides, some foreign firs, oak, and larch 
were planted in the same year’s planting on some small 
spots alittle further from the high road, The forest culti- 
vation in 1872 thus embraces together a little more than 
17 maal. 
‘In the year 1873, on the bill between Frydenhaug and 
