A Favorite Haunt of the Boy Scout. 



THEY FIND THE HUNDRED-ACRE LOT AN IDEAL PLACE FOR THEIR GATHERINGS AND ESPECIALLY FOR LEARNING SOME- 

 THING ABOUT TREES. 



JAMESTOWN'S HUNDRED ACRE LOT 



By Shirley W. Allen 

 Forester with The New York State College oj Forestry at Syracuse University 



WHAT one of us has not wished 

 for a stretch of woodland 

 near enough to our homes 

 to be available for walks 

 during short periods of leisure, and 

 secluded enough to retain all of its wild 

 charm ? It is not too much to say that 

 the absence of such a tract has prevented 

 many a man from developing an ac- 

 quaintance with nature, — an acquaint- 

 ance which could not help strengthening 

 both body and character. 



The school children and citizens of 

 Jamestown, New York, are purchasing 



just such a piece of woodland; one 

 which they have used for years. Many 

 a wonderful nature study trip has 

 followed the brooks and paths in these 

 woods, and hardly a resident of the 

 town fails to look back with pleasure 

 on happy days spent in ' ' The Hundred 

 Acre Lot " as it has always been known. 

 The purchase covers an area of 

 52 acres, the level part of which lies 

 within and adjacent to the city limits. 

 Back of this lies a sloping stretch of 

 country and the whole tract, except 

 3 or 4 acres, is well wooded with many 



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