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eventually another half of that remaining ; three-fourths in all. Some plant 

 six by six ; others eight by eight. Planted four by four, we have 2,622 trees 

 to the acre; or a total of 640,701,432. Eight by eight, 682 to the acre, or 

 a total of 166,680,790. Average the totals and there is shown 403,676,112; 

 ajAdi to the average the spontaneous estimate, one-half, and the grand total 

 is, planted and grown in twenty- eight years, 605,514,168 trees. The num- 

 ber of trees per •acre, spontaneous growth, will more than equal one-half the 

 acreage planted. It is estimated one-fourth of the trees, seeds and cuttings 

 planted did not grow, and therefore not now occupying the ground. Spon- 

 taneous growth, except where the weak have been crowded out by the strong, 

 and such as may have been destroyed by occasional fires, it may be said all 

 are growing. 



FRUIT TREES 



Planted in Nebraska, since 18-54 to 1882 inclusive, 12,0.38,112, of which 

 1,714,442 were planted in the year 1882; 2,906,754 grape vines have been 

 planted, fully 30 per cent, of that number planted in 1882. 



KANSAS. 



From statistics on file with the State Board of Agriculture, Kansas, the 

 following figures are obtained : 



There have been planted since the 'first settlement in that State, 139,995 

 acres of forest trees. Walnut, 9,512 acres; maple (mostly soft) 13,545; honey 

 locust, 1,916; Cottonwood, 47,363; other varieties, 67,659. Planted four by 

 four, or 2,622 plants to the acre, the toUil is shown, 376,066,890 trees, or eight 

 by eight, 682 to the acre, the total is 105,376,590 trees. Average the totals 

 and we have 231,221,710. Add for spontaneous growth 115,610,870, and the 

 grand tota.1 is .346,832,640 trees. These estimates for sjDontaneous growth in 

 that State range from 20 to 50 per cent. 



As a rule, trees planted were put out under provisions of the national tim- 

 ber culture act. Of course many thousands of acres were planted by farm- 

 ers who have not timber claims. 



The number of fruit trees planted in that State during the same time, as 

 shown by State records, is : 



Non-bearhig. 



Apple 3,028,100 3,590,333 



Pear 97,369 164,302 



Peach... .5,983,140 4,089,803 



Plum 293,474 339,516 



Cherry 776,498 756,576 



Totals 10,178,581 : 8,940,430 



Grand total, 19,119,019. 



