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little to hinder their con, tinued growth. I After the fifth year or first Ifoot of growth, pruning is beIgun to shape the tree and keep jriie f oliage thick. By flipping (the tree tops and the ends of the branches, growth rings are compact resulting in thick rich foliage and a desirable shape. Clipping is done once each year between June 15 and July 15. Trees must be ten or eleven years old, depending on growth rate, before they are saleable and this season about 300 of these trees will be ready for the market. The crop is staggered so the remaining trees will be harvested over the next seven years. After a block of trees is harvested, it is replanted thus keeping a prescribed number of marketable trees ready each year. Capt. Keim is also experimenting with other species of evergreens, including Frazier firs, balsams and Furopean Larch. Scattered about the farm are 23 acres planted in wildlife) patches, among which is a bi-j color lespedeza which does not drop its seeds until February when other food for game

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