Bui. 1061, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture 
PLATE XI I 
Fig. 1. — The simple manner of sowing long-leaf pine broadcast as conducted in the 
fall of 1920 by large holders of cut-over lands in Louisiana. The seed was carried 
in sacks and was sown at the rate of 2 to 4 pounds per acre. The cost was $1.50 
for the seed (3 pounds) and 15 cents for the sowing, or a total of $1.65 per acre. 
The gras»s has been previously burned off. Experiments, however have not yet 
progressed to a point which warrant definite recommendations regarding the best 
conditions of grass cover and methods of starting young longleaf forests 
Fig. 2. — A part of the 4,000 pounds of longleaf pine seed collected frorn the heavy 
seed crop of 1920 by a large sawmill company in southeastern Louisiana. The 
seeds were shaken from cones ("burrs") that had opened on the ground in clear, 
dry weather, into pans; and brought in and sold by the collectors at 50 cents a 
pound. The large membraneous wings are removed from the seed by a rubbing or 
beating process > 
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