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collected fro;.i thrifty trees in a location clinatically similar to the area on 

 'vhich the young trees are to be planted. 



Planting stock must he lifted fron the nursery just hefore the planting 

 season. It must be counted, sorted, and bundled and -oacked and ship-oed by 

 train or truck to the planting site. That planting site itself often presents 

 a problem. For instance, on the Allegheny "National Forest in Pennsylvania, 

 the brush, if not too dense, provides some protection for the planted trees, 

 and does not greatly hinder the work of planting. But the ground cover, es- 

 pecially the raass of roots in the top layer of the soil, not only malces the 

 planting difficult, but lessens- the moisture available for the planted trees. 

 Planting must be carefully done to secure good survival. 



Then in tha.t National Forest, there are the deer to be reckoned with. 

 They cause considerable injury by browsing the young trees. So much so, Mr. 

 Gross saj's, that areas which show evidence of intensive use by deer should not 

 be planted. 



Diseases, insects, porcupines, and rabbits may also destroy the newly 

 planted trees. And, of course, severe drought may cause heavy losses in planta- 

 tions. Tlie 'jeak trees and those that are poorly planted are less likely to 

 survive such extreme conditions than the thrifty, well-planted trees. 



But kr. Gross declares that fire is the most serious enemy of the planted 

 forests. To protect the plantations of trees, firebreaks, roads and trails must 

 be built. And during dangerous fire-weather periods, lookouts and supt)lementary 

 patrols must be provided. 



And those are just a few of the many things which must be considered in 

 re-foresting work. Taken all in all, artificial restoration of the forest, 

 is a very complicated job. 



AFiTQUNCE.{ENT : Two weeks from today we will have another visit with Uncle 

 Sam's Naturalists of the United States Department of Agriculture. 



