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son, Nebraska, give it a total valuation of $361.UU per acre. The grove 

 was thirty-three years old when measured. The above figures include 

 the material cut out in the past. This tree should be limited to the 

 southeastern part of the state. 



European larch has not been thoroughly tested in Nebraska, but 

 judging from its success in the Dakotas and Minnesota as well as other 

 parts of the middle west, I believe it to be a very promising tree for the 

 eastern part of this state. It grows rapidly, the wood is heavy, hardy 

 and durable, and is splendidly adapted for use as posts, ties and poles. 



The place of red cedar posts as a fence post is well known. On 

 account of its slow growth, however, it will hardly be planted on a 

 large scale, for this purpose, especially in eastern Nebraska. 



For lumber, cottonwood and black walnut are the most available. 

 The former will make sawlogs in thirty years, but the latter will require 

 seventy-five years to attain to a size suitable for lumber. 



Two of the chief objections urged against forest planting are low 

 returns and long time period required to produce the crop. But the 

 work done by the United States Forest Service, not only in Nebraska, 

 l)ut in other states of the middle west, answers both objections. Such 

 trees as hardy catalpa, Osage orange, honey locust and European larch 

 will reach post size in from ten to fifteen years, according to the 

 quality of the soil, and we have figures to show that such trees can be 

 made to yield profitable returns. 



As for the amount of planting in the future, the outlook seems 

 very hopeful. Nursery men agree that there is a revival of interest in 

 tree planting at the present time. This renewed activity has been in 

 evidence particularly the past year, and the demand for forest tree 

 seedlings has been greater than for some years pasj^-. 



