Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-27


ed, both in San Gabriel and in the SAM
ia Babara Mountains. Since the be-
ginning of the rainy season about 1O0.-
900 seedlings have been set out. AT
least q dozen kinds were tried, to as
certain which are most suitable for use
at different attitudes and under differ
ent exposures.
Besides the seedlings set out on the
mountain slopes, from 100000 to 300,-
O0O more have been transplanted from
covered seed beds to open nursery
beds. there to be held for use in the
winter of 1867. The prime object
OF the operations in Southern Califor-
MIA is the Improvement of important
Watersheds
With the approach Of the spring sea-
son plans are being made for active
work at other stations. The most cx-
telsive planting will be done in the
DISMAL River region. near Halsey,
Nnb. Here 100000 two-year- pine
seedlings viii! be planted in the sand
NILS adjoining the nursery site. This
work will begin about the middle of
April and will continue for month OF
six weeks.
This Dismal River reserve is located
Ill the typical sand-hill country. where
inc ground is of little value for agricul-
lure, but well adapted to tree growth.
The planting Of this large reserve will
create an important future timber sup
ply, ana will at the same time demon
Stfatc that these Sand-hill lands gcner-
ally can be put Ia productive use.
On the Pixies Peak reserve planting
VIII be done near Clyde. From 10000
to 10000 yellow pine and red fir seed
iinSs will be shipped from Nebraska for
that purpose, since seedlings i'm the
Clyde nursery are too small for trans
planting. The planting will be done
on denuded watersheds for the con-
servation of water and for Il future
store of timber.
In the recently established reserve in
the vicinity Of Garden City. Kansas,
extensive experimental planting will be
carried on. For this project $4,000
pine seedlings will be shipped from
Nebraska, and 10000 broad-leaf seed
lingS will nc purchased from nursery
men. \ section of land will be fenced
and fire guards will bc plowed to pro-
tect the planted area. The work here
Will serve the same purpose as in the
Dismal River reserve, and will. besides
be Il great incentive to settlement.
TIE success which accompanied seed
sowing in the Black Hills reserve last
spring. has encouraged the forest SER
vice TO clan similar work for this
spring. Broadcast sowing had never
before proved successful in reserve
work. but the 300 pounds of yellow
pine seed cast upon the snow in this
experiment produced results far be-
yond all expectations, results which ap-
pear to indicate the practicability Of
this method on thousands of acres in
this region. OF all methods of forest
planting it is the simplest and cheap
est, and the local demand for timber
for mining purposes is great.
Nursery work will be carried on ex-
tensivcly at all the stations. At the
fort Rayard station, New Mexico. per-
manan headquarters will be estab-
lisEei and open transplant bed con-
structed. With the new nursery beds
at the Wasatch station. Utah; at the
Bear Creek station in the Pixies Peak
reserve, and at Clyde, Col, and the en-
larged beds at Halsey. Neb., the total
area of seed beds will have an annual
capacity of about 100000 seedlings.
At the end of the planting season
nearly SEQ acres will have been newly
reforested.