. Principles of American forestry . Forests and forestry. 68 I'KINCJPLES OF AMERICAN FORESTRY. of clear fields it is quite a simple matter to sow tlie seed in furrows. Sowing in Patches. It is quite common in some of the European forests to see patches of land, perhaps four feet square, at twenty-foot intervals, which have been stripped of their mossy cover and sown to seed. These afford a sort of nursery throughout the forest, from which seedlings may be transplanted and on which a. P'lG. 12.—Good iiutural rcgeiieiiitiuii ol' Spruce in Maiutuba. number of seedling plants are left and form a g
. Principles of American forestry . Forests and forestry. 68 I'KINCJPLES OF AMERICAN FORESTRY. of clear fields it is quite a simple matter to sow tlie seed in furrows. Sowing in Patches. It is quite common in some of the European forests to see patches of land, perhaps four feet square, at twenty-foot intervals, which have been stripped of their mossy cover and sown to seed. These afford a sort of nursery throughout the forest, from which seedlings may be transplanted and on which a. P'lG. 12.—Good iiutural rcgeiieiiitiuii ol' Spruce in Maiutuba. number of seedling plants are left and form a good forest cover. Sowing in Clear Fields. Pine and other seeds are sometimes sown in clear fields with oats, when the straw protects from the sun in summer and the stubble holds the snow and acts as winter protection. Seed of Ash, Maple, Elm, and some other trees may sometimes be sown in the hills with corn to advantage in prairie-planting,. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Green, Samuel B. (Samuel Bowdlear), 1859-1910. New York, J. Wiley & Sons
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