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Mi\ Slioeniaker: What varieties of forest trees do you recommend 

 to be planted in this State? 



Mr. Freeman: If any of you wish trees from the Agricultural De- 

 partment, if you will send your names in I will try and see that you 

 are all supplied. As to what quantity they will supply, I do not know, 

 but can not say that they will supply any large quantity. Pi-obabilities 

 of Congress not doing much in that line. 



Mr. Maish: Would you recommend trees native to State? 



Mr. Freeman: It depends on what you want to plant for. If for 

 commercial purposes plant such as walnut, ash; if for other purposes, 

 altogether different. 



Mr. Shoemaker: It is hard to tell what would be the needs of the 

 farm for ordinary purposes, for lumber. 



Mr. Freeman: For posts and fences I recommend five trees, black 

 locust, osage orange, Kentucky coffee tree, Russian mulberry and catalpa. 

 They are pretty good growers, and are durable when set in the ground. 

 These trees are selected with that idea. For general farm lumber there 

 is nothing for quicker growth than elm, ash and walnut. Hickory is a 

 slow grower. Birch are good growers, also wild cherry. Forest trees 

 are not quick growers to make lumber. That is one thing against the 

 business. This generation will have to plant for the next generation. 

 For shade purposes plant the native forest trees, sugar maple, elm, green 

 and white ash. most all oaks outside of white oak. The soft maple is 

 not a good tree for shade, while it is one of the quickest growers and 

 temporarily is all right, but it is not doing well because it is a tree that 

 requires a great deal of moisture, and in a few years the trees die be- 

 cause the water supply is cut off. Plant trees with roots going down. 

 Sidewalk should be next to street. 



Mr. Maish: In regard to heeling in, we have different ideas. Do you 

 cover the entire tops or not? 



Mr. Freeman: Leave the tops exposed with tops to south and roots 

 to north. 



Mr. Little: Have you any evidence in regard to the durability of 

 Kentucky coffee, tree? 



Mr. Freeman: Yes, sir. There is evidence. I based the information 

 I am giving you on reports sent in from different parts of the State. The 

 Union Pacific railroad is using them, and they are recommended as the 

 best for these purposes. 



Mr. Little: What is the best evidence as to durability of catalpa? 



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