PERE OR TRANSMITTAL, 
U. 8S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, 
DIVISION OF FORESTRY, 
Washington, D. C., March 31, 1898. 
Sir: I have the honor to submit herewith for publication a bulletin 
prepared by Mr. Charles A. Keffer, assistant chief, on Tree Planting in 
the Western Plains, being an account of the experimental plantings 
made by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. 
The direction of this work in detail has been entirely in the hands of 
Mr. Keffer, whose experience with the conditions of the region for which 
the experiments were conducted fitted him specially for the task. 
The discussion of the principles underlying such planting, which 
accompany this report, it is hoped will prove an aid to intending tree 
growers, not only in the West but elsewhere. 
Respectfully, 
B. KE. FERNOW, 
Hon. JAMES WILSON, Chief. 
Secretary. 
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