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White Pine 2 months old with fine gravel. This is our discovery for raising seedling evergreens in this 
climate where a few foggy days cause a damping- off fungus to rot off the young seedlings when they are a 
few days old. With a few exceptions in the west, the nurserymen of this country have not raised everygreens 
from seed. The result is that the less desirable evergreens which grow from cuttings or are imported and 
which turn brownish-green in winter or winter kill have been extensively planted and the owners of country 
estates have become prejudiced against evergreens. 
The most serious result is that evergreens have not been grown cheaply for forest planting. Lumber will 
rapidly increase in price until forest fires are checked, natural reproduction favored and land worthless for 
other purposes planted. There are several fallacies presented against forest planting. One is that concrete, 
steel and other materials will take the place of wood. Has the human race ever discarded the use of any 
material? The fallacy that forestry should be left to the Government is answered by the fact that the Gov- 
ernment does not own and is not likely to own the majority of the land which will grow trees more profit- 
ably than anything else. 
If you have a thousand acres suitable for White Pine, collect the cones in September. 1910 will be a 
good seed year. Plant in April and cover with half inch of clean gravel. Shade with lath screens the first 
summer. Plant when two years old, 6 to 10 feet apart, keep fire out for forty years and harvest the crop. 
Removing the mystery and imaginary difficulties of growing timber is an important educational step in the 
development of forestry in this country. There are millions of acres in this country that can be more profit- 
able in forest than in any other way. Individuals and corporations will derive a steady income from such 
forests. If the managers study the trees and not the manipulations of the stock ticker, the forest will pay. 
Removing the burlap from under the ball of earth. Planting a Pine tree without a ball of earth. 
It is no harm if the soil crumbles. It has kept the Sift mellow earth between the roots and pack firmly, 
roots moist and unbroken. A pail of water will help, but is not essential. 
