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44. The areas utilized were :— 
(1) Plot VI, where a patch 60 feet in diameter was cleared in May 
1916, all standing trees and shrubs having been removed, 
see para. 26 above. In the present experiment, the area 
utilized was that lying outside the central fenced area 
which contained the beds dealt with in experiment No. IV 
above. From June 7th-9th, 1918, all dead leaves lying on 
the area were swept off, coppice shoots were cut, weeds 
removed by hand, the area demarcated and one half of it 
dug, the remainder being left undug. On June 21st, 1918, 
seed was sown broadcast throughout the area at the rate of 
6 seeds per square foot. 
(2) Plot XXI in the shade of the adjacent forest. In the present 
experiment the area utilized was that lying outside the 
central fenced area which contained the beds dealt with in 
experiment No. VI above (see para. 35). In May 1917, 
all trees and shrubs standing on the plot which were less 
than 12 inches in girth were felled. The overhead cover was 
thus left intact but the shade was lessened considerably by 
the removal of all the small trees and shrubs forming the 
second storey in the forest. 
From June 10th-12th, 1918, all the dead leaves and debris lying 
on the area were swept off, weeds were removed by hand, the area demar¬ 
cated and one-half of it dug, the remainder being left undug. On June 
21st, 1918, seed was sown broadcast throughout the entire area at the 
rate of 6 seeds per square foot. 
45. The following is an abstract of the observations : 
PLOT 
XXI. 
PLOT 
VI. 
In shade op forest. 
Undergrowth removed 
Overhead cover in¬ 
tact. 
In the open, in a 
CLEARED PATCH 60 
FEET IN DIAMETER. 
Plot. 
I 
Area 600 
square feet. 
20 feet x 
30 feet. 
Soil dug. 
n 
Area 600 
square feet. 
20 feet x 
30 feet. 
Soil not 
dug. 
I 
Area 600 
square feet. 
20 feet x 
30 feet. 
Soil dug. 
II 
Area 600 
square feet. 
20 feet x 
30 feet. 
Soil not 
dug. 
Remarks. 
Date of Sowing . 
June 21st 1918. 
Percentages are 
calculated on 
Number of seeds sown broad¬ 
cast on the surface. 
3,600 
3,600 
3,600 
3,600 
the number 
of seeds sown. 
Number of healthy plants 
in January 1919. 
28 
1 
444 
104 
Percentage of healthy plants 
in January 1919. 
0-8 
0-03 
12-3 
2*9 
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