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plants out of place with him. A maple was like a pigweed in 

 his land, only worse, as it was larger and harder to remove. It 

 occupied space he wanted for farm crops. A growth of maples 

 was not worth as much as a crop of clover or of most any other 

 crop, and the farm crop could be renewed each year, but with the 

 timber, when once the crop is harvested, it is gone and cannot be 

 renewed for many years. He did not apprehend any trouble as 

 far as fuel is concerned, for there is more of wood growth adapted 

 for this purpose in the southern part of the state, than when it 

 was first settled, and coal is being largely used for this instead of 

 wood. We shall need timber for economic purposes in the years 

 to come, but even here a large portion of the demand can be sup- 

 plied by iron and other material. There are many purposes for 

 which timber must be used, and where there is a scarcity of it, or 

 where the land is not adapted to other and better uses, trees should 

 be cultivated. Were our timber lands that are now being cleared 

 protected from fire and the depredations of cattle, a new growth 

 will start up denser than the original forest and will prove valu- 

 able in years to come. 



Mr. Kellogg had a good deal of confidence in the Yankee ; he 

 would take care of himself in the future. If he wants timber 

 for building purposes, or for machinery, he will get it in some 

 way or make something else serve in its place. Did not know 

 how he would get along in making wooden hams and nutmegs, 

 but if he could not get the wood, he would find something that 

 would do just as well. It is true that our pines are fast disap- 

 pearing, and it will soon be a serious question what shall we do 

 for pine lumber, for when once exhausted it will take many years 

 to grow it. He felt that some measures should be taken 'to pre- 

 vent reckless waste of what is left, and to protect our waste lands 

 from which the timber has been cut off from fires. 



Mr. S. Barter, of Markesan, believed that it would take much 

 less time to grow trees suitable for timber than many supposed. 

 Some varieties grow very rapidly. Eighteen years ago he set out 

 Lombardy poplars, and now they are two feet through. They 

 have no value for timber, but other valuable kinds will reach in 

 a few years a size suitable for many uses. He has great faith in 



