46 THE TREE PLANTERS OF AMERICA 



OPINIONS OF THE PRESS 



THE NEWS, DAYTON, OHIO 

 Tree Planting 



There should be systematic tree planting in profitless pastures, 

 nooks, ravines, on hillsides and house lawns, on useless or worn out 

 spots or partly denuded forest areas on the farm, and in every 

 place where the soil is not yielding a reasonable contribution to 

 the general welfare. 



Not only on the farm but in the suburbs of our large towns and 

 cities tree planting for use and ornamentation, should be practiced 

 by every interested person. And who can claim to be not interested 

 in beautifying the streets and lawns of cities with trees? 



There should be means for properly educating tree planters in 

 how to go about the work, what varieties are best adapted for the 

 spots to be covered, and how to cultivate, prune and care for them 

 after they have once started growing. Diseases and parasites of 

 trees should be explained and how they can be exterminated. 



Tree planting is a great and permanent work which ought to 

 receive every encouragement. 



The Tree Planters of America is the name of a proposed 

 organization, the purpose of which is to enlist the co-operation of 

 the boys of the country. Every farmer's boy is said to be eligible 

 to membership. 



It is a good plan. There are to be subdivisions, each state in 

 the union to have a full organization, with the governor at the head 

 and various advisors appointed by that official to help manage the 

 organization. Every boy and girl who is interested can become a 

 member, and grown persons who confess enough interest and pride 

 in the future of the country to join hands with the excellent plan. 



By joining this organization farmer boys and girls will cer- 

 tainly receive a great deal of scientific information about trees and 

 plants. It is a good movement, which should succeed immediately. 



