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An Analysis of Nursery Stock Production Costs in Relation to the Use of Mineral Spirits

The use of mineral spirits at the Mason State Tree Nursery was a very important factor in meeting the postwar demand for planting stock for reforestation. The area producing nursery stock at the Mason State Tree Nursery was increased from 85, 800 feet of 4-foot-wide bed in 1946 to 189, 673 feet in 1951. The first year, conifer seedbed area was increased from 30, 500 lineal feet to 66,420. Annual grasses will destroy first year conifer seedbeds in central Illinois unless they are controlled promptly. The shortage of labor for hand weeding during the critical -period would have prevented such a great increase of production area. This large increase was possible only through the use of mineral spirits.


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Author(s): Hugh B. Wycoff

Publication: Tree Planters' Notes - Issue 18 (1954)