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plateau certain nut bearers — oak, chestnut, and hickory — which cannot 

 be found there now except on the low altitudes of the surrounding foot hills. 



At present the seed beds in the Experiment Nursery contain the follow- 

 ing species: Silver, sugar, Jeffrey, white, Austrian, bull, Scotch, Norway, 

 and jack pine; white, red, Norway, and Douglas spruce; incense cedar; 

 California white fir; European larch; and native balsam. The coniferous 

 species occupy 36 seed beds, 4 by 12 feet each. The hardwoods, sown in 

 drills, include the following: Basswood, honey locust, common locust, 

 mocker nut hickory, black walnut, butternut, box elder, chestnut, and horse 

 chestnut. Other species will be added this coming spring. 



All seed beds in this enclosure are sown broadcast except one of Norway 

 pine and one of Scotch pine, which were sown in drills four inches apart to 

 test some questions as to the best way of making a seed bed. Experiments 

 were made to ascertain the proper density of seedlings. Five beds of Scotch 

 pine were sown with the following amount in each : One bed with one-fourth 

 of a pound of seed ; one with three-eighths of a pound ; one with half a pound ; 

 one with five-eighths; and one with three-fourths of a pound. When these 

 seedlings nre two years old we may get some idea as to the quantity of seed 

 per bed necessary to the best results: 



The expense of this nursery thus far is: 



Labor in clearing and cleaning land . . . . $39 25 



Plowing and hauling off brush 88 00 



Labor. 1.012 hours, at 22c 222 64 



Wire and posts for fence 28 56 



Bed frames, lumber and freight 24 47 



Wire screens for seed beds 44 00 



Seeds 25 05 



Peas, 14 bushels 28 34 



Insecticides and fungicides 30 39 



$53° 7o 

 Less amount received from U. S. Forest Service . 200 00 



$33° 7° 



The transplant beds, which will be an additional expense, will be 

 made in the following spring, and will be stocked with seedlings from the 



