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Seed Sowing Tool

A handtool for spot-sowing pine seeds has been developed and tested in north Mississippi. This tool is similar in some respects to that of Woods.2 It has a rake at the lower end for baring mineral soil, and the hollow handle contains a metering device for dispensing seed. It is all metal, weighs 4 1/2 pounds, and holds a day's supply of seed. This tool was tested on 20 acres of blackjack-post oak ridges in January 1960. Four 8-hour man-days were required to seed the tract at 6- by 7-foot spacing--about 1,000 seed spots per acre. Three stratified, repellent-treated loblolly pine seeds were sown on each spot. By June 1960 almost 60 percent of the spots were stocked with live seedlings, even though the spring had been unusually dry.


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Author(s): Russell M. Burns

Publication: Tree Planters' Notes - Issue 45 (1961)