. American forestry. Forests and forestry. FOREST PLANTING OX PIKE'S PEAK 17. HEAVY FALL OF SNOW ON MAY 14 WHICH TEMPORARILY PLANTING WORK. STOPPED THE ures suffer most from drying winds, then follow the southern, eastern, and northern exposures in the order named. The northern and eastern slopes are the most faovred, for the precipitation is heavier, the drying winds less severe, they are protected from the direct sun and have greater humidity of the lower strata of the air, besides the protective covering of aspen which these slopes usually bear. Planting therefore is best for the less favor
. American forestry. Forests and forestry. FOREST PLANTING OX PIKE'S PEAK 17. HEAVY FALL OF SNOW ON MAY 14 WHICH TEMPORARILY PLANTING WORK. STOPPED THE ures suffer most from drying winds, then follow the southern, eastern, and northern exposures in the order named. The northern and eastern slopes are the most faovred, for the precipitation is heavier, the drying winds less severe, they are protected from the direct sun and have greater humidity of the lower strata of the air, besides the protective covering of aspen which these slopes usually bear. Planting therefore is best for the less favored slopes. It is more expensive and much slower than seeding, but the results obtained usu- ally prove it to be the most economical in the end. Planted stock does not re- quire so much protective cover, because the roots extend into the soil to such a depth as to render the plant not entirely dependent upon seasonable precipita- tion. It is not affected so much by dry surface, and by placing sticks, sods or stones on the windward side of the plant when it is set, as a shelter to ward off the dry winds, much less loss from wind blight occurs among planted stock than seedlings resulting from direct seeding. The extra cost of placing the shelters amounts to very little since sticks or stones are usually within easy reach of the planter as he sets the plant, and especially in the case of Douglas fir, which is most susceptible to wind blight, the saving in planted stock is well worth the additional expenditure of time. Direct sowing should be practiced only on the most favorable situations and the work should be done on pre- pared ground in the fall or broadcasted on the snow in the winter over ground which has been previously dragged or raked. The following table gives the com- parative cost of establishing successful stands by these three methods in the. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - col
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