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Report of count, June 30, 1897: 849 Artemisia, 108 Aspen, 199 Red 
Cedar, 203 Larch, 79 Scotch Pine, and 88 Elm (substituted), or 63 per 
cent of planting. 
The count of October 1, 1897, resulted: 80 Artemisia, 139 Scotch 
Pine, 55 Aspen, 95 Red Cedar, 139 Larch, 44 Elm, and 66 miscellaneous 
substitutes, or 65 per cent of the number planted. ~ 
In this plat and those which follow the permanent trees (the conifers) 
are arranged to form rows running east and west. On the north or 
windward side Red Cedar forms the border, alternating with Aspen or 
Larch; 40 feet from the margin of the plantation Pines are set in 
place of part of the Larch and Cedar. The Cedars are very tough and 
are especially useful as windbreaks. The Larch may be cut out when 
large enough for posts, leaving the Cedar and Pine as the permanent 
species. 
In plat 59 Austrian Pine will be used in place of Scotch Pine, and 
in plat 60 Rock Pine will be used. In plats 44 and 61 the same method 
of planting is followed, except that the rows run north and south, these 
plats being on the east side of the plantation. The count of all the 
plats planted in the spring of 1897, made June 30, gave an average 
stand of 71 per cent. The stand would have been much better, but 
the Birch and Cottonwood had started growth before planting was 
completed. 
UTAH. 
The first plantings were made at the Utah State Agricultural Col- 
lege, at Logan, in the spring of 1897. The college farm is located on a 
high bench overlooking a broad valley, and extends to the high and 
steep foothills of the mountains. The land set aside for forestry experi- 
ments is almost level, and lies opposite the mouth of the Logan River 
Canyon and one-half mile from it (Plate V). The soil is a stiff clay 
loam, very productive under irrigation, and underlaid with a gravel 
subsoil, the gravel being of great depth and slightly intermixed with 
clay. The plats at Logan are of 1 acre each, but for this first plant- 
ing they have each been divided into two equal parts to permit of 
experimenting in planting at different distances apart. Hereafter the 
plats will be planted at uniform distances 3 by 3 or 4 by 4 feet. In 
this planting both light-demanding and shade-enduring species have 
been used as nurse trees, and an opportunity is thus given of studying 
these methods of mixture in plats of the same age. 
The hard woods used were all of one-year-old seedlings, except Birch, 
which was two to three years. None of this stock was in first-class 
condition, all having been more or less injured in transit. The conif- 
erous stock was planted in nursery beds, from which it will be set in 
the plats, as designed, when well rooted. 
