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Installing plastic drainage pipe in transplant compartment: cf Land Use Slide #1. Drainage.

Vibrashank plow in use at nursery to break-up soil. Land preparation equipment.

10-row transplanter using conventional seedbed stock. Black spruce, 2+1, transplanting seedlings.

Paperpot seedlings sown March'72, photo Aug'72, n.b. colour & size. Black spruce, 1+0, container stock.

Paperpot seedling, sown April '71, transplanted Aug '71, photo June '72 n.b. root development. Black spruce, 1+1, transplant stock.

Paperpot seedlings sown April '71, transplanted Aug '71, photo June '72 for comparison n.b. seedling with pot still on roots. Black spruce, 1+1, transplant stock.

Transplanted paperpot seedlings, sown April '71, transplanted Aug '71 photo June '72; n.b. healthy vigorous condition. Black spruce, 1+1, transplants.

Close-up of the seeding roller to show vacuum holes which hold the seeds. Container equipment, seeding roller.

Paperpot seeding line, the first in Canada. Container equipment, seeding.

Concurrent operations in the same field to achieve maximum production. Black spruce, 2+2, lifting, plowing and transplanting at same time.