supply the demand. The present trees won't last long 

 if they are to be cut down at the rate they have been. 

 Many forests could be grown on scrub land which is 

 of little value for farming. The people can help the 

 state by planting trees on scrub land and in that way, 

 getting a valuable crop from land which could not be 

 used for farming profitably. There are vast tracts 

 of swampy land, useless for farming as it is, in North- 

 ern Minnesota. If the government would drain this 

 land, and plant trees on it, in some years there will be 

 large tracts of forests for use. If the state would 

 give trees free, to farmers to plant on their land and 

 take care of, these farmers would in some years have 

 wood enough for their own use and they wouldn't 

 have to call on the state for wood. A very good way 

 to interest our citizens in trees would be to follow 

 the suggestion to plant trees in avenues and groves 

 in memory of those who have died in this war. Any 

 community can well afford to do this in memory of 

 these brave men. 



The public schools should give a course of study 

 in Forestry to interest the boys and girls who are 

 growing up now. The state could send more literature 

 about forests to the schools. The observance of Arbor 

 Day is a good way to help in planting and protecting 

 trees in Minnesota. 



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