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the greatest activity on the farm, must be considered also. The effect 
of close planting on the trees and on the soil can be determined only 
by several years of observation. There can be little doubt that the 
many days of bright sunshine and the almost constant winds will affect 
tree growth very differently from what would be observed in the East- 
ern States. 
PLAT 2.—38 by 3 feet, 4,840 trees. 
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M—Russian Mulberry. .---.-- eee nytt seh ovine oe Rares Mee eee ee a ae eee 2, 420 
B—Boxelder oi... 2. 2522.0) ick Gain tae Shae eens See Ser ee eee Re ees 1, 210 
C—Black (Cherry -2 ose ce SORA ee Sn So58 SUG Sasso d oes sou: 303 
O—Bur Oak: 2. 52202. 5 bP ign re hs See Be Oe ee 75 
P—Rock Pine? 222 22s fb eek ow ee sees See ee ee 227 
D—Douglas Spruce -- 222220) S66. os eee eee ee ee eee io oe 605 
In this plat (Plate II) Boxelder and Russian Mulberry, the nurse 
trees, make up three-fourths of the trees. Of the remainder, three- 
fourths again (Douglas Spruce and Black Cherry) are shade enduring 
to a greater degree than the Pines and Oaks. Should the Rocky Moun- 
tain conifers become established and prove adapted to the prairies, 
this mixture will prove an excellent one. 
Reports. 
June 30, 1896, result of count: 2,251 Russian Mulberry, 934 Box- 
elder, 158 Artemisia (substituted for Boxelder), 276 Douglas Spruce, 
96 Rock Pine, 295 Black Cherry, and 68 Bur Oak; or 84 per cent of 
total. 
October 1, 1896, result of count: 2,387 Russian Mulberry, 935 Box- 
elder, 134 Artemisia, 23 Rock Pine, 348 Douglas Spruce, 280 Black 
Cherry, 45 Bur Oak; or 88 per cent. (A discrepancy will be noted in 
these two counts, probably owing to greater care in the latter.) 
