Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1870 [PAGE 80]

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NURSERY.

We planted in nursery about 600 apple trees, one to three years old, for the purpose of filling in wet places in the orchard when drained, and replacing any that might die. Planted 8,000 Green Ash, 1 year; 1,000 White Elm, 2 years; 1,000 American Arbor Vitse, 6 to 12 inches; 1,000 Balsam Fir, 6 to 10 inches; 1,000 Red Pine, 6 to 8 inches; 200 Austrian Pine, 12 to 15 inches; 100 Scotch Pine, 18 to 24 inches ; 18 varieties of Pears, 3 years old ; 2 varieties of Cherry; a few Tulip and Sycamore Trees, 2 years old; 400 Soft Maples, 2 years old. Forest Evergreens : 10,000 White Pine, 4 to 6 inches, donated by Samuel Edwards of LaMoille, Illinois; 1,000 White Spruce; 1,000 Red Pine ; 1,000 Hemlock. A few nuts of the Black and White Walnuts, which have done very w e l l ; 1 peck of Catalpa Seeds, donated by W. C. F l a g g , Alton, 111., .which, also, has done well. We have lost about 2 per cent, of fruit trees; not any of the Green Ash and White Elm ; about 10 per cent, of Arbor Vitse; 7 per cent, of Balsam F i r ; 80 per cent, of Red Pine ; 10 per cent, of Austrian P i n e ; 2 per cent, of Scotch P i n e ; Tulip, Sycamore and Maples, none. Of the forest evergreens, about 1 per cent, of the White Spruce; 50 per cent, of the Red P i n e ; 20 per cent, of t h e Hemlock ; 8 per cent, of the W h i t e Pine. The forest evergreens were shaded by lath frames. We planted a few of the forest evergreens in open sun, by way of experiment ; of the White Spruce we lost about the same as of those shaded ; Red Pine, 98 per cent.; Hemlock, 65 per cent.; White Pine, 35 per cent. Those planted in open sun were well mulched with saw-dust.

HEDGES A N D SHELTER BELTS.

We planted hedge, Osage Orange, around the Experimental Farm, except t h e wet places and 40 rods on north side, and 20 rods on east and west of arboretum, nearly 740 rods in all. The lines on the east side were set 8 inches apart in the r o w ; south and north lines set 10 inches in row ; west line, 12 inches in row. Commenced planting 1st June, and finished 7th June. W e have been successful in getting a good stand, and it has made a satisfactory growth ; looking well at present. Shelter belts are set 12 feet inside of the hedge. About 60 rods on t h e north side of the orchard we set two rows of Silver Maples ; first row 12 feet from hedge, and second, 8 feet therefrom, a l t e r n a t i n g ; trees set 8 feet apart in rows. On the south side of orchard are 80 rods of Maples set in the same way as on the north. On the west side of orchard, 71 Norway Spruce, 3 to 4 feet; 110 Austrian P i n e , 4 to 6 feet, being all we could get in season, of sufficient size, and set same distance as the other belts; Spruce on the west side and Pines on the inside; intend filling the whole line next spring. On t h e northeast side of "160," we set 120 Red Cedars, 4 to 10 feet, same as above. We lost 2 per cent, of the Spruce; 25 per cent, of the Red Cedar. They were planted June 7th, in good condition, and well mulched. Of t h e Austrian