00000nam 2200000za 4500 9.824977 CaOODSP 20250303104652 cr ||||||||||| 160928s1938 oncaoe|#o f000 0 eng d CaOODSP eng n-cnp-- A12-8/64-1938E-PDF Ross, Norman M. (Norman Mackenzie), 1876- Tree-planting on the prairies of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta [electronic resource] / by Norman M. Ross. Ottawa : Department of Agriculture: Dominion Experimental Farms, 1938. 62 p. : ill. Farmers' bulletin ; no. 64 Cover title. "Issued August 1938. Reprint Bulletin 144." Historical publication digitized by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. Partial contents: Part I. Planning, planting and maintaining shelter-belts -- Part II. Description of suitable species. "The subject of tree-planting on the western prairies is one of general interest to the settlers. Although certain portions of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta are naturally timbered, the larger part of the settled area is practically treeless. ... There are four main points which must be observed if success is to be hoped for. It is safe to say that at least ninety per cent of the failures in tree-planting are due to the fact that the importance of one or of all of these features has been overlooked. The four points are these:—1. The soil must be thoroughly prepared before planting. 2. Only such species of trees should be used as are known to be hardy in the district and suited to grow in the particular kind of soil and in the situation where it is desired to plant them. 3. A certain amount of cultivation of the soil after planting is absolutely necessary. This cultivation must be carried on until the trees are well established and able to grow without further care"--p. 3-4. gccst Trees gccst Soil conservation Canada. Department of Agriculture. Dominion Experimental Farms and Stations (Canada) Farmers' bulletin (Canada. Department of Agriculture : 1936) 64 (CaOODSP)9.824039 PDF 9.15 MB https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2016/aac-aafc/agrhist/A12-8-64-1938-eng.pdf Publication 623