ground to a few rows of trees. So the original plantations 

 were usually made* without knowledge of the bounty. Ac- 

 cordingly, in all the counties where bounty claims are re- 

 corded, the records show that a greater or less percentage 

 of the plantations were set out either entirely or in part a 

 number of years before claims upon them for bounty were 

 made. 



Many Localities Still in Ignorance. 



Although the tree bounty law has been in effect for thirty- 

 six years, there are many localities where the people are 

 practically in ignorance of it. 



Since the early settlement of Minnesota, there has been, in 

 the aggregate, a great deal of tree planting done on the prai- 

 ries. As a result, particularly in the southeastern portion, 

 the numerous groves have begun to furnish lumber and fuel. 

 The terrific blizzards of the early days are becoming milder 

 and where the groves are numerous and well grown, hot winds 

 of recent years have not been so effectual in destroying crops. 

 The tree planting which the people have already done has 

 been a wonderful benefit to Minnesota. 



In view of the foregoing, many believe that little remains 

 to be done with planting trees in this state. The farmer with 

 a row or two of trees feels that he can ill afford to devote 

 more land to that purpose. He does not realize the extent of 

 actual benefit a grove of the right size, rightly cared for and 

 rightly placed can mean to him. As a matter of fact, what 

 has been accomplished is but a beginning. 



"Human Comfort," Farmer's First Thought. 



Much the greater part of the tree planting in Minnesota has 

 been done in the desire for human comfort. Wind-break plant- 

 ing about orchards has been carried out on a comparatively 

 small scale. The other benefits of a grove have been only 

 more or less vaguely realized. 



The true value of a wood lot, or wood lots, to a farm can 

 only be appreciated when these are considered in connection 



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