UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
DEPARTMENT BULLETIN No. 1497 
Washington, D. C. 
June, 1929 
FOREST PLANTING IN THE LAKE STCATf fe R 
JOSEPH KITTREDGE, Jr., Silvkulrurist 
Lake States Forest Experiment Station, Branch of Research, Forest 
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CONTENTS 
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Introduction 
History of Forest Planting in the Region 
Present Planting Practice 8 
Causes of Loss or Failure and Their Control 31 
Thinning, Pruning, and Intermediate Cuttings 43 
Cost of Planting 45 
Growth of Plantations 48 
Tabular Summary 54 
Profitableness of Planting 55 
A Reforestation Policy 60 
Appendix 69 
Literature Cited and Additional References . 83 
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