Architect and engineer . hington district planted a larger acreage, 2141,than in any year since 1915. The total acreage is an increase of 39 percent over last year. The cost for the work was particularly high thepast year, due to scarcity of labor and high wages. The planting is donelargely in the fall. The largest acreage was that on the Oregon national forest, whichcomprises the district from the Columbia river south to the north forkof the Santiam river. On Still creek 675 acres were planted, the majorityDouglas fir, with some white pine, noble fir and silver fir. On the Cas-cade forest 400
Architect and engineer . hington district planted a larger acreage, 2141,than in any year since 1915. The total acreage is an increase of 39 percent over last year. The cost for the work was particularly high thepast year, due to scarcity of labor and high wages. The planting is donelargely in the fall. The largest acreage was that on the Oregon national forest, whichcomprises the district from the Columbia river south to the north forkof the Santiam river. On Still creek 675 acres were planted, the majorityDouglas fir, with some white pine, noble fir and silver fir. On the Cas-cade forest 400 acres of Douglas fir and some yellow pine were average of 600 seedlings were put in to the acre and 1200 of the yel-low pine to the acre. The average cost per acre was $, about $ than the price paid in former vears. An average of a little more than 70 per cent oi the seedlings plantedsurvive during the year, the greatest loss being in the tirst twti or threemonths. 64 THE ARCHITECT AND ENGINEER.
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