54 
June 29, 1897, result of count: 631 Silver Maple, 206 Artemisia, 331 
Ash, 204 Elm, 40 Tulip, 174 Cherry, 18 Birch, 476 Larch, 35 Douglas 
Spruce, 18 Pine; or 78 per cent of original number planted. 
October 12, 1897, result of count: 250 Silver Maple, 340 Artemisia, 
200 Ash, 100 Elm, 150 Cherry, 310 Larch; remaining species not 
reported. 
PLANTINGS OF 1897. 
In these plats light-demanding trees are used as nurses, among which 
a few Oaks and Black Walnuts were set and blanks left for conifers to 
be planted in hereafter. Cuttings of Artemisia were used. Aspen and 
Birch were wild seedlings, dug in the woods at Sturgeon Bay, Wis. 
The Aspen are slightly mixed with Cottonwood. Larch are nursery- 
grown seedlings, 10 to 15 inches high; growth had started in transit, 
leaving the stock in poor condition at planting time. Walnut, 1-year- 
old seedlings, grown in nursery, 
PLAT 6.—3 by 3 feet, 4,840 trees. 
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