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3. Wawbeek Nursery. — This nursery was established originally by 

 the Cornell Forestry School, on the tract of land placed under the control 

 and management of Cornell University. It is located on the highway 

 near the Wawbeek hotel, a clearing of two acres in the forest having been 

 made for this purpose. When the maintenance of the school was suspended 

 in 1903 the work in the nursery was abandoned and the stock soon suffered 

 from its neglected condition. The stock in the transplant beds was removed 

 but that in the seed beds suffered from the crowded growth that ensued. 

 In 1905 the State Forestry Department, through permission of the Uni- 

 versity, took charge of the nursery, and after considerable expense for 

 weeding, cultivation and rebedding, put the ground in good condition 

 again. The enclosure has a substantial wire fence, and is equipped with 

 sleeping tents and cook tent for the accommodation of the workmen, as 

 there is no place within a suitable distance where they can obtain 

 board. 



The soil in- this nursery is a rich dark loam, with a large admixture of 

 the original forest humus. Although not gravelly, it contained a large 

 amount of loose stone, which was picked off until the soil in the beds was 

 free from these incumbrances. The ground is so damp that no irrigation 

 plant is necessary. No fertilizers have been used, but the heavy condition 

 of the earth, and its tendency to cake on the surface of the beds, may 

 require an admixture of sand or ashes to bring the soil into a desirable 

 consistency. 



The stock in this nursery consists at present of: 



Four year-old transplants, Norway spruce 98,000 



Scotch pine 11, 500 



White pine 9 , 000 



White cedar 1 , 500 



Douglas spruce 300 



White ash 450 



Three year-old transplants, White pine 7 , 000 



" " " Scotch pine 6,100 



Two year-old transplants, White pine 6 , 200 



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