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Bessey Nursery

More about the history of the Bessey Nursery in Nebraska can be found in an article by Clark Fleege: "History of Bessey Nursery." (National Proceeding: Forest and Conservation Nursery Associations 1995. USDA General Technical Report PNW-GTR-365.) The following photos are from this article.

Using the Planet, Jr. seed drill (@ 1906)

Credit Line: U.S. Forest Service.

Undercutting seedlings with a horse-drawn L-bar (@ 1905)

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Applying sulfuric acid to control "damping off"

Credit Line: U.S. Forest Service.

Skinner irrigation system

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Tree planting camp in the Dismal River Forest Reserve

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Seedlings being shipped to "Forest Reserves" in surrounding states

Credit Line: U.S. Forest Service.