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  mendation 
  of 
  species 
  for 
  forest 
  planting 
  is 
  usually 
  based 
  primarily 
  

   upon 
  the 
  natural 
  forest 
  of 
  similar 
  sites 
  in 
  a 
  locality. 
  In 
  the 
  case 
  of 
  

   the 
  Frick 
  lands, 
  however, 
  the 
  character 
  of 
  some 
  of 
  the 
  land 
  is 
  modi- 
  

   fied 
  by 
  the 
  breaking 
  of 
  the 
  surface 
  due 
  to 
  minin 
  g. 
  

  

  THE 
  PLAN. 
  

  

  A 
  preliminary 
  examination 
  of 
  the 
  site 
  proposed 
  for 
  forest 
  planting 
  

   resulted 
  in 
  the 
  rejection 
  of 
  about 
  270 
  acres 
  on 
  account 
  of 
  the 
  near- 
  

   ness 
  of 
  coke 
  ovens. 
  A 
  planting 
  plan 
  was 
  made 
  for 
  approximately 
  456 
  

   acres 
  of 
  waste 
  land 
  of 
  two 
  general 
  classes: 
  (1) 
  Unproductive 
  agricul- 
  

   tural 
  land, 
  and 
  (2) 
  areas 
  modified 
  by 
  mining. 
  

  

  For 
  the 
  first 
  class 
  mentioned 
  species 
  of 
  trees 
  were 
  chosen 
  for 
  plant- 
  

   ing 
  which 
  formerly 
  grew 
  well 
  on 
  these 
  sites. 
  For 
  example, 
  on 
  sites 
  

   suitable 
  only 
  for 
  white 
  oak 
  or 
  chestnut 
  oak, 
  respectively, 
  these 
  species 
  

   were 
  recommended 
  for 
  planting. 
  Red 
  oak, 
  chestnut, 
  and 
  yellow 
  

   poplar 
  were 
  chosen 
  for 
  their 
  natural 
  situations. 
  

  

  A 
  study 
  of 
  the 
  sites 
  modified 
  by 
  mining 
  showed 
  that 
  the 
  quickened 
  

   drainage 
  rendered 
  the 
  soil 
  drier 
  and 
  hence 
  more 
  suitable 
  for 
  species 
  

   naturally 
  occupying 
  the 
  more 
  shallow 
  dry 
  soils 
  of 
  the 
  upper 
  slopes. 
  

   White 
  oak 
  land 
  thus 
  modified 
  was 
  suitable 
  for 
  planting 
  red 
  oak, 
  and 
  

   in 
  some 
  instances 
  chestnut 
  and 
  chestnut 
  oak. 
  

  

  Two 
  species, 
  the 
  European 
  larch 
  and 
  hardy 
  catalpa, 
  which 
  are 
  not 
  

   native 
  to 
  this 
  region, 
  were 
  recommended 
  for 
  planting. 
  The 
  European 
  

   larch 
  is 
  a 
  quick-growing 
  conifer 
  adapted 
  to 
  this 
  region. 
  The 
  wood 
  is 
  

   strong 
  and 
  durable, 
  suitable 
  for 
  ties, 
  poles, 
  fence 
  posts, 
  and 
  pit 
  props. 
  

   The 
  tree 
  requires 
  a 
  well-drained 
  but 
  not 
  necessarily 
  fertile 
  soil, 
  and 
  

   should 
  do 
  well 
  on 
  some 
  of 
  the 
  sites 
  modified 
  by 
  mining. 
  It 
  has 
  been 
  

   grown 
  successfully 
  in 
  Illinois 
  and 
  other 
  States. 
  

  

  The 
  western 
  or 
  hardy 
  catalpa 
  was 
  recommended 
  for 
  trial 
  on 
  3 
  acres 
  

   to 
  test 
  its 
  value 
  for 
  the 
  region. 
  It 
  grows 
  quickly 
  to 
  post 
  size 
  and 
  is 
  

   very 
  durable. 
  If 
  it 
  proves 
  successful, 
  this 
  will 
  be 
  an 
  important 
  tree 
  

   for 
  the 
  production 
  of 
  fence 
  posts 
  and 
  pit 
  props. 
  It 
  has 
  been 
  grown 
  

   successfully 
  in 
  Ohio. 
  This 
  tree 
  requires 
  a 
  fertile, 
  well-drained 
  soil 
  of 
  

   moderate 
  depth 
  and 
  a 
  carefully 
  selected 
  site 
  is 
  of 
  primary 
  importance. 
  

  

  The 
  following 
  is 
  a 
  summary 
  of 
  the 
  acreage 
  and 
  the 
  species 
  recom- 
  

   mended 
  : 
  

  

  Acres. 
  

  

  Red 
  oak 
  110 
  

  

  Eed 
  oak 
  and 
  chestnut 
  122 
  

  

  Red 
  oak 
  and 
  hard 
  maple 
  79 
  

  

  Red 
  oak 
  and 
  European 
  larch 
  45 
  

  

  Red 
  oak 
  and 
  yellow 
  poplar 
  (tuliptree) 
  12 
  

  

  Chestnut 
  oak 
  (rock 
  oak) 
  24 
  

  

  White 
  oak 
  31 
  

  

  European 
  larch 
  25 
  

  

  Yellow 
  poplar 
  5 
  

  

  Hardy 
  catalpa 
  (western 
  catalpa) 
  3 
  

  

  456 
  

  

  