Christmas Tree Bulletin 
Musser Forests, Inc., Indiana, Pa. 

with the Christmas Tree cutting. Under this system you 
will plant a new tract each year, and as they become of 
age to harvest, cut only 50% of the trees leaving the 
remainder grow on into timber. This 50% may be cut 
over a period of three or four years, but in that time you 
will have several tracts to cut over. 
Marketing 
Your particular marketing conditions will determine 
the manner in which you will handle your cutting opera- 
tions. Some growers merely market their trees on the 
ground. The customer selects his tree, you cut it and he 
takes it home. Or you may sell trees on the stump to a 
dealer who comes in and cuts his trees. If you retail your 
trees on a lot or sell in small amounts to other dealers the 
cut trees may be transported loose on a truck or wagon. 
However, if you intend to ship trees, or truck them long 
distances, they should be baled. This amounts to tying 

Be Wise! PLAN NOW for after-war Prosperity ! oe 
LET NATURE WORK FOR YOU. PLANT NOW. REAP MARKET VALUES IN 
4 TO 8 YEARS. ALMOST BEFORE YOU KNOW IT. 
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several trees together, and binding the branches down flat 
on the main stem. This allows many more trees to be 
loaded in the same space, and tends to protect them from 
damage and breakage while handling them. Many in- 
genious devices have been constructed for aiding in tree 
baling, but as yet none have been placed on the market. 
Marketing a Christmas Tree crop must be done within 
about four weeks of the year. Conditions vary somewhat 
throughout the country, but usually you can expect a strong 
market for your product. You will no doubt have com- 
petition from “shipped in” wild trees, but experience has 
shown that planted trees sell when others do not. They 
also command a much better price throughout. This fact 
is very obvious when you compare the quality of the two 
types of tree. 
Address questions regarding Christmas Tree Cultiva- 
tion to MUSSER FORESTS, Inc., Indiana, Pa. We shall 
be glad to help you with your problems in any way possi- 
ble. 


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A beautiful SCOTCH PINE. 
Long needles on branches, as 
well as twigs are typical. 

¢ Over 40,000,000 Christmas Trees used in the 
United States each year. 
¢ Original sources of supply are rapidly decreas- 
ing and quality is becoming more inferior. 
¢ Christmas Tree growing is highly profitable. 
¢ Average wholesale price over long period of 
years, 50 cents per tree. 
* WHEN RAISING CHRISTMAS TREES, IT 
IS MUCH BETTER TO PLANT 1000 CERTI- 
FIED, HIGH QUALITY TREES THAN TO 
PLANT 3000 or 4000 LOW GRADE PLANTS. 
For Further Information Write 

NORWAY SPRUCE. A yery 
symmetrical tree, always hold- 
ing a rich, deep green color. 
MUSSER FORESTS, Inc. * INDIANA, PENNA. 
