several branches. 
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As the neighboring trees crowded it the Cherry 
assumed amore upright habit and a tendency toward one main branch 
taking the lead, and a trunk is beginning to appear. 
more tree-like, but holds its lateral branches aimost to the ground. 
The Elm parts with its lower branches more readily, and the Ash, 
having light only at the top by reason of its slower growth, forms few 
laterals. 
The Bireh is 
Following is a table showing the number of living trees in these 
plats, one-half acre each, together with diameter and height growth, the 
count being made in August, 1897: 
RGSSianeOplaneeeseeeeee eee ee 
Cottonwood. = ee eens ae 
BlacksHillsiSpruces=.----)-552 == 
Scotchpeines=saacce ena csoen aie 
Silver:Maplesece.- a -osseeaee ee 
Cottonwood 2-2 --.se-ee0cseeeeee 
Wihite Birchssas-ss-ess.seecces 
Scotchveine)- sos ee acece oe ecnes 
Greenra's hist taecn : oscren sees 
Black Cherry 
Whi besbirehe ss. csse eset e secs 
GreeneA sh? nsec Aae es aoe eek 
WW ad OF pe Re ere ge 
| Average 
Circumference 1 foot from the ground. 
Living | | Greatest | height i im Srenten poate 
trees. height. | Hee a ference: | ference. 
Mt 17 | Ft.in. | Inches. | Inches. 
Ll ae een 440 14 0 Lm ede] 1031 8 
Di eee 215 16 6 196 103) 63 
Tah aR eae es 56 20 0 Lye eS 16 113 
WEEN oto sora 40 250) |) 21) fede 21 182 
cE ee erg 47 4 4 5 44 34 
ie eat Si a Ne 17 13 0 9 10 12 | 74 
Sscacqoasessadosd] 815, or 60 per cent of original planting. 
Sheecoee CEO aeES $49 |" 166 | 12. 6 10 | 7h 
Bera ook ot a, LTE eg een OU Ta 6 4h 
pert i.s.. 165| 16 0 10 7| 93 62 
SE eee S = eae cc 113 ay 4 6 24 12 
SSaCOdaOONSSOUBOE 1, 168, or 85 per cent of original planting. 
= — = zal — 
Re Mele 164 16 6 | 130 1i | 6% 
Be Ea oes aces: 113 22 6 | 18 5) 19 | 154 
VY At eho ee 99| 19 0 14 0| 134) 134 
er Is TG ae 69| 15 6 9 6) 143) re 
Ren AS te eOe 100; 12 0| 9 6 | 64 42 
THE PLANTING OF 1890. 
9 
17 4 
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: 
-993, or 73 per cent of original planting. 
The plats set in 1890 were planted pure—that is, each plat was com- 
posed of a single species. 
In the case of Boxelder and Green Ash 
plats on opposite sides of the drive were planted, the one with seed 
sown in hills and the other with 1-year-old seedlings, to determine the 
relative value of the two methods. 
The use of seedlings was demon- 
