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he brought West in his prairie schooner from Pottawattamie County, 

 Iowa, two bushels of walnuts. The walnuts were planted in the fall 

 of 1866, 52 years ago, with the idea of forming a windbreak about the 

 farm buildings and at the same time producing lumber with which to 

 build a new house. These windbreaks represent one of the most 

 western extensions of the natural range of Juglans nigra. 



The trees stand very crowded in the rows. This crowded condition 

 has retarded their development. Some of the dominant trees are 23 

 inches in diameter and have reached a height of 70 feet with a 

 merchantable length of as much as 36 feet. Had the trees not been 

 planted so densely it is safe to assume that the general development 

 would have at least equalled that of the dominant trees, which average 

 17 inches in diameter d.b.h., have an average total height of 65.5 feet, 

 and a merchantable length of 14 feet. There are in all 1-19 trees. 



The trees are growing in the alluvial bottom adjacent to the Weber 

 River. The soil varies from a rather light brown, fine sandy loam to 

 a silt loam containing a considerable admixture of gravel. It is 

 reported that at the same time the above trees were planted other 

 walnuts were planted in the higher country nearby, where a rather 

 pronounced hardpan had developed, and although properly irrigated 

 they soon died. 



Fruit is borne prolifically and the owner estimated the average crop 

 at present to be about 100 bushels. The current market price is $2.40 

 per bushel. The owner has received from these walnut trees a valuable 

 return for his efforts through the sale of the fruit in addition to the 

 protection of his ranch. 



These trees would yield suitable gunstock, furniture square, and 

 veneer material. Spiral grain is present in some of the trees to such 

 an extent as to preclude their use as airplane propeller material. 



C. F. K. 



Work for the New Forester 



At the time of writing the new Forester has not been appointed. 

 Unquestionably, he will be a man fitted for the responsibilities as 

 head of the Forest Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture. What 

 work confronts him? It seems to me that his program should be 

 somewhat as follows: 



1. Prevention of private forest destruction. 



