to make three gallons of stain at but small additional cost. One coat of the 
stain or wood dye is enough. The pails are more attractive if the grain of the 
wood shows. Stain of this type dries in a few minutes. 
In potting the trees fairly good soil should be used. Extra long roots 
should be cut back with a sharp knife. 
Small Colorado spruce a foot high can readily be sold at $3 each if of a 
good blue color. Red cedar, arborvitae, hemlock, white spruce, Norway spruce, 
Douglas fir and balsam fir, also adapt themselves extremely well for potting 
and find a ready sale. Larger trees can be sold for Christmas trees. There is 
a good demand for trees about three feet high for table tres, especially in the 
larger cities. 
Many people prefer to go out and cut their own Christmas tree and are 
willing to pay much more for the privilege of doing so than they would pay 
for a Christmas tree from the grower which has been cut for amonth or 
more. Here sentiment plays a large part. Take advantage of it. A little 
judicious advertising in a local paper should bring good results, especially if 
the farmer is located within easy driving distance of a city. 
A. K. PROELL, 
KEENE FORESTRY ASSOCIATES, 
Keene, N. H. 
