The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-11-12

Now Is the Tine to Collect Them in the
Forests.

Nov is the time 70 collect certain for.
est tree seeds One crop Of the forest Is
gone--the white pine-and another l.
ready for the harvest. IN years gone BY
the pine seed has been wasted IN Mas
sachuscttsi Il vas wasted this year, TOO,
bat il attracted more attention thaa in
the past, and the reports from various
parts Of the state, show that more was
collected than Is usual, says the Ameri-
can C,iltiVator. For instance. man In
Winehsndon has collected 100 pounds Of
clean seeds this fall, employing boys to
pick the cones for him, and he nstted
at least 500 on the job New England
could BE- made to supply its own seed
for reforestatiou, and Il Is squandsring
a valuable product 20 long a. IL does not.
The rebuilding Of our forests Il Of such
vast Importance that Il i the Grst sub
iect 70 b. taken up AZ the conference
o. New England governors soon 70 be
held IN Boston. Land owners have an
excellent opportunity this fah 70 provide
themselves Eita the seeds 81 hard wood
trees, such a. the white ash, the rock
maple, The hickory, the chestnut and the
beech tree; the picking should begin AZ
once and il should b. completed before
the second week IN November.
On the white ash. for example. the
leaves have fallen Of and the seed re-
mains on the tree; they are about two
inches long ard are provided with wings,
hence are easily seen and reached. A
MEDIUM -sized tree, about AZ large as an
ordinary apple tree. may yield about 20
pounds Of seed, retailing At about 81 a
pound. Almost any other crop q equal
value would be taken care Of, but this
one, a. a rule, Is allowed TO 70 20 the
winds IA can Be- harvested into 3 bag
without much difficulty, either by shin
ring the tree or raising a ladder. There
Il a good demand fer white ash. TIE
seed OF the rock maple has about the
same commercial value; Il is easier %
gather because the limb on the tree hang
low, and il will remain on the tree two
or three weeks longer.
How 70 keep the seeds Of the white
ash and the rock maple over winter il
q problem that requires some attention
bUt il is Dot difficult. II u necessary
only 70 dig a h0ls in the ground some
feet deep and sink a box into II in
the bottom Of the box put layer %
sand. and then spread a layer OF seed
FIVE inches thick; cover this with two
o. tree inehe. Of coarse sand, and repeat
the layers until the box is 6lied o. the
supply exhausted Then cover the box
about one foot deep 90 prevent the con-
tents from freezing, and the stock viii
keep until next April. when il should be
taken up. kept thus during thew inter,
ii is ready for planting in the spring.
and should Be set half an inch deep in
rows about one foot apart In one year
the plants viii b. large enough 70 trans.
plant 70 the forest where they are to
remain
TIE first substantial frost will open
the burrs on the white oak, the chestnut, /
the hickory and the beech. aud the seed : /
viii drop to the ground, where they can
b. picked without any difhcuIty. The /
acorn i worth about g. a bushei, the /
chestnut IS cents a quart. and the hick
Dry nut So a hushel They are ayeEed /.
for the winter in the sans way a. the
white ash and rock maple, and in case
0f only q small quantity. the most ser 1
iioeable method Is 10 sink a two foot
tile into the ground and GIL il wiki lay I
Prs Of sand and nuts. stretching a wire 1
aetting over tie top 70 keep the squirrels F
put. The pitch pine and the Norway
pine cones viii open almost any time, /
md should be picked At once before they /
5Pen, ii this years crop is saved.