UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OP AGRICULTURE 
BULLETIN No. 479 
Contribution from the Forest Service 
HENRY S. GRAVES, Forester 
Washington, D. C. 
PROFESSIONAL PAPER 
May 31, 1917 
NURSERY PRACTICE ON THE 
NATIONAL FORESTS 
By 
C. R. TILLOTSON, Forest Examiner 
CONTENTS 
Page 
Introduction ;.■» -. ,^.''T 1 
Factors Influencing Selection of a Nursery 
Site 1 
Size and Arrangement of Nursery .... 7 
Outfit _»r 10 
Page 
Nursery Operations 15 
Removal of Planting Stock from Nursery 64 
Diseases and Injuries in Nursery ... 68 
Fertilizers 79 
Costs of Operations 86 
WASHINGTON 
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 
1917 
