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instructed to carry the stock with the roots fully protected, either by 
covering with moist earth or with water, and to plant firm, setting the 
trees at just the depth they stood before. At all the stations part of 
the seedlings were planted under a lath or board screen and part of 
them in nursery rows, the space between the rows being mulched with 
old straw, which when first applied reached to the tops of the trees. 
The count at the several stations was usually made by workmen who 
could not distinguish the several species of Pine, so that the reports are 
too defective to admit of comparing the methods of protection. In 
general a slightly better stand is reported under the lath screens, but 
the difference would hardly warrant the increased cost. The stand 
secured, as reported October 1, ranged from 17 per cent to 60 per cent 
at the different stations. Red Cedar made the best stand at all stations 
and Rock Pine the poorest. 
The number of evergreens set at the several stations, with the number 
alive at the end of the growing season (October 1), is as follows: 
seen [Number | Nupbe 
| planted. Oct. 1. 
CCPL Sop RTE ere eet ene ee te oe aes ae loin wel nie ein, ojsiclale sels < cine =-e = =! = cies =e | 28,500} 26, 900 
Temas Peitayesey, Sh WA es ss deal eee a ee ee | 12.2960| 7, 445 
Ain GOMMONG DiEseere acini ne aes aioe alae ee epince ace nsanecekelseeisesciecec (iis Ler kel 5, 700 
Marth ata akan eemea pe sene 2 2.2 2s Ess Sk Ca ON en SO re ee ee Eee | 25, 900 | 4,500 
Tove. Chillitine,, Ca Waseca See cae Sa ese ea can | 18, 000 | 5, 400 
NGO ation Wibaleereceee mie tereereeie ere ciate stale eine lero fevers asiayes cee aie aloe sisineste cic Siosicieesias | 12, 500 2, 895 
EVERGREENS FROM SEED. 
At each of five stations evergreen seed were planted in the spring 
of 1897, and as the results may fairly be considered such as any farmer 
might secure, the experiment is here given in detail. Directions for 
the preparation of the soil, the making of the screen, planting and 
after care were sent out from the Department, and the work was under 
the superintendence of the professor of horticulture at the several 
experiment stations. 
Seeds of the following varieties were planted: One-fourth pound 
Red Pine from northern Minnesota; 2 pounds Rock Pine; three-fourths 
pound Douglas Spruce, and 14 pounds White Fir, all from the 
Rocky Mountains of Colorado. 
The directions sent to the professors of horticulture at the several 
stations follow: 
DIRECTIONS FOR EVERGREEN SEED BED. 
1. Select a site that can be watered if necessary, choosing a sandy loam soil, which 
should be plowed or spaded 12 inches deep and then made thoroughly fine through- 
out. Make the bed 5 feet wide and as long as necessary to accommodate all the 
seeds. 
