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materially increased. It was also found that a four- year-old Scotch pine 

 transplant could not be removed from the nursery without some injury to 

 the roots, and that species with such a large tap root development should 

 be set in its final place as early as possible. 



Forest Experiment Station. In order to make this report complete 

 and up to date some matter previously reported on will be considered again. 

 Such information will also explain somewhat in detail the nursery opera- 

 tions. This station was established in co-operation with the United States 

 Forest Service for the following purposes, viz., to increase our knowledge 

 in reference to tree planting; to determine the species best adapted for 

 reforesting in this section; to find exogens which will be promising trees 

 for planting; to raise stock for experimental work, and to obtain informa- 

 tion of value to the profession. 



The nursery in 1906 contained two acres, only a small portion of which 

 was used; but this was increased in the fall of 1907 to four and two-tenths 

 acres. In 1906 only enough of the nursery for 36 seed beds was used. In 

 1907 there were 36 seed beds in their second year, 36 beds in their first year 

 and 89,200 transplants. In 1908 the entire nursery was in use and it con- 

 tained 36 beds in their second year, 36 beds in their first year, and 58,200 

 transplants set in 1907 and 266,900 transplants set in 1908. The nursery 

 location was selected, not so much on account of the particular adaptability 

 of the soil, as the fact that it was the best piece of land available. It is 

 located at the end of an extensive sand plain, quite level, slightly southern 

 exposure, fully protected from winds on all sides except the south. It was 

 at- one time a clearing, but had partly recovered itself with second growth. 

 On the whole the soil is of average quality for this section. 



Water is secured from Little Clear Pond. A dam six feet high, already 

 constructed, furnished sufficient head for operating a hydraulic ram. The 

 water is taken from the lake through a four-inch pipe into a concrete well, 

 and the drive pipe for operating the ram is taken from the well. The water 

 is forced through a one and one-quarter- inch pipe 935 feet from the ram 

 to the tank, and in this same distance is raised 72 feet in height. A two 

 and one-half- inch pipe supplies the ram, and a continuous stream about 

 one-half of an inch in size empties into the tank. A water tower 3 5 feet 

 high has been built, the lower part forming two store rooms, while 



