. Bulletin (Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters), no. 46-50. Forests and forestry. A block of spruce transplants I The seed sown was secured from the Mont Alto State Forest Tree Nursery, being stock that remained after the planting of the seed- beds there. It was received at the Clearfield nursery too late in the season to make a successful planting. The weather had become vciy dry and there was no water available for sprinkling. Never- theless, an effort was made to start a nursery. Germination was poor, and the planting was practically a failure. Mr. Elliott, how- ever, insisted th
. Bulletin (Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters), no. 46-50. Forests and forestry. A block of spruce transplants I The seed sown was secured from the Mont Alto State Forest Tree Nursery, being stock that remained after the planting of the seed- beds there. It was received at the Clearfield nursery too late in the season to make a successful planting. The weather had become vciy dry and there was no water available for sprinkling. Never- theless, an effort was made to start a nursery. Germination was poor, and the planting was practically a failure. Mr. Elliott, how- ever, insisted that another trial be made. The following spring the nursery was doubled in size, seed was secured early, and no effort was spared to make the attempt a success. OVERHEAD IRRIGATION INSTALLED That it was a success is shown by the fact that in 1914, just two years later, the nursery was increased in size to a full acre. Also, an overhead irrigation plant—the first sprinkling system used in the State in a forest tree nursery—was installed that same Over-head sprinkling system in Clearfield Forest Tree Nursery 'I'wo years later the nursery was expanded to four acres, and the sprinkling system enlarged to cover the entire area. In 1917 addi- lional clearings were made, on the opposite side of the road, and in 1918 a half acre was added for the raising of ornamentals. Stead- ily the size of this nursery was increased, until now it occupies the -0 acres mentioned, all of which are under irrigation. When this <Mitire area is fully utilized, the annual capacity of the nursery will j)robablv be fullv 10,000,000 forest 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 Pennsylvania. Dept. of Forests and Waters. Harrisburg, Pa. : The Department
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