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person who shall hereafter plant, cultivate and 

 keep in a growing condition one acre, and not 

 more than ten acres, of prairie land with any 

 kind of forest trees, which bounty shall be 

 paid in the way of a reduction of taxes levied 

 against real estate to that extent. Every per- 

 son planting forest trees suitable for hedges 

 along public highways is entitled to an annual 

 bounty of two dollars for every eighty rods 

 of each row in length. It is hoped that these 

 provisions will, to some extent, encourage the 

 forestation of treeless areas. 



In Kentucky, up to this time (1905) no leg- 

 islation has been made looking to the preser- 

 vation of the state's forests, except a private 

 organization called the State Forestry Asso- 

 ciation. At the last session of the legislature 

 a bill was introduced looking to state aid for 

 this association, but it did not pass. 



Idaho is a very young state, and its laws are 

 still in process of formation. The state owns 

 a great deal of forest lands, and at the last ses- 

 sion of the legislature a bill was passed which 

 provides for the perpetuation of the state's 

 forests. Hereafter only merchantable timber 

 will be sold, and the purchaser will be required 



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