. Bulletin (Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters), no. 46-50. Forests and forestry. Alto. Tiiinicdiatcly tlici-cHt'tcr the .siz<' of the \\<\s increase Ariicli ()[ the work in \\\v nunsci-y was done by stiuhwits as a ])ai't tluMi" rc^i'ular cours-c of studies. The nursery formed an intefj^ral pa;; of the school, and. to^ictlier with the Mont Alto Forest, was a eenti • foi* woi'k in silvieal i-eseareh and practicum. Tal)h' I on prj«ie 7)] lists all th<' forcstei-s who liax'e Ix'cn in dii'cet ('har«^<» of tlie Moj;!, Alto Xnrscrv since its establishment in ]9(
. Bulletin (Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters), no. 46-50. Forests and forestry. Alto. Tiiinicdiatcly tlici-cHt'tcr the .siz<' of the \\<\s increase Ariicli ()[ the work in \\\v nunsci-y was done by stiuhwits as a ])ai't tluMi" rc^i'ular cours-c of studies. The nursery formed an intefj^ral pa;; of the school, and. to^ictlier with the Mont Alto Forest, was a eenti • foi* woi'k in silvieal i-eseareh and practicum. Tal)h' I on prj«ie 7)] lists all th<' forcstei-s who liax'e Ix'cn in dii'cet ('har«^<» of tlie Moj;!, Alto Xnrscrv since its establishment in ]9()2. GROUND PLAN OF NURSERY For iiianv vears tlie layout or t»'round |)hin of the ^Mont Alto Forest 'I'ree Nursery was ari-anjicd j)riniarily to facilitate hand labor. 1; w;is blocked off into sections of about one half of an acre or sli<'hl!\- l;ir«:'ei- in si/e. Thes<' sections were subdivided into beds four feet wide by 25 feet lonjjf, aiul tlu' I'csidtant staiidai'd bed of 100 s(|u;iii' feet hns always Ihm'u used as a unit for s-, ])ookkeepiim. iind manau'ement pui'poses (-'l.'O- AVith the increased use of Ikhm' and motor-drawn iinplements, alonjj!; with transportation l)y truck, it is no lon«i'er advanta<i"eous to have the «i"roun(l subdivided in this mannei*. l»eds are now laid out in <»ri'ater lengths, thus re(lucin<i' 1<» ;i considei'able extent unnecessary tm-ninji" with ti'ucks and imi)lements. When lands are ii*ri«;ated, fertilized, and cultivated intensively f<i!- the production of a valuabU' ci'op, excessive waste sj)aces botweeii production areas are a liability. At Mont Alto an etfort luis been made to I'educe the anu)unt of "j)ath area.'' to a minimum. This i-eduction of s))ace ^'iven up to ])aths has h'd to a considerable r<' duel ion in the cost of weedin«j: and «i"eneral maiui«jrement expenses. SOURCES AND COLLECTION OF FOREST TREE SEED At the stai't, of the Mont Alto Nursery, some seed was coIle
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