Foreword 
The Oakes Nursery Board, acting for the North Dakota 
State Association of District Supervisors, present this report 
for 1950. 
It is a source of satisfaction to us who have been closely 
associated with the Oakes Nursery to see it develop from an 
idea in the minds of a few people to a successful reality. 
The support and close working relationship of several 
groups have been responsible for the success of the nursery. 
The seventy-eight Soil Conservation Districts in the State 
through financial assistance and purchase of tree stock have 
made this development possible. 
The Soil Conservation Service in furnishing technical 
assistance for its operation, the Soil Conservation Service 
Nursery with aid in securing seed, and the State Soil Conser- 
vation Committee have all played an important part in the 
development of the Oakes Nursery. 
The above groups are all represented on the Board of 
Managers and we will devote a portion of this report to 
acquainting you with the present board. 
Glen Swanson, Chairman 
OAKES NURSERY BOARD 
