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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1869
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51 Lot " " " " " " " " " SECOND CLASS. K, 2 acres White Sugar Maple " 2 « Black Sugar Maple L, 2 " American Chestnut (10 bushels nuts) " 2 " Shellbark Hickory—nuts 1 T 2 " Cucumber S, " 2 " Norway Pine O, 2 " Silver Leaf Maple " 2 « Tulip M, 2 " White Willow " 2 " Black Walnut 20 acres. THIRD CLASS. Lot " " " " " " " " " P, 1 acre " 1 " Q, 1 " " 1 " R, 1 " S, 1 " " 1 " T, 1 " " 1 " K, i " Red Maple White Elm Red Elm Butternut (nuts) Catalpa Hemlock Basswood White Oak Black Spruce (South end) Burr Oak $13.60 21.76 21.76 10.00 5.00 40.80 27.20 10.00 40.80 10.00 $27.20 27.20 100.00 15.00 54.40 326.40 27.20 43.52 10.88 10.00 $1,748.36 ' 10 acres. $1,949.28 The White Pine, Austrian Pine, Norway Spruce and Hemlock to be planted 8 by 8 feet; all others 4 by 4 feet. The former requiring 680 trees to the acre, and the latter 2,720. The above distances to be varied to some extent by way of experiment, to ascertain, by actual trial, the most proper distances for the planting of the several species. ESTIMATE OF FUNDS REQUIRED. Trees, Nuts and Seeds for Forest Grounds " for Orchard (4,000)... " Belts " " Orchard on the Stock Farm Hedge Plants House for Superintendent " " Gardener Barn and Out-buildings Farm and Repairs Two Span of Horses Two Wagons and Harness Team hire, Subsoiling or Trench plowing Tile Draining Labor, 2 years Total $2,000 1,200 500 2,000 18 3,000 500 2,000 500 600 282 300 2*000 7,100 $22,000
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