Mr. John Murray:

I was in Waterville many, although not that many, years ago and I saw two fields. One field was full of Sitka spruce. It was a perfect crop. The other field had six bushes in it. Both fields were planted with equal numbers of trees. One field was planted with oak and the other with spruce. The oak did not survive. They all died. That is the Deputy's point in case. The spruce was perfect.