and many other countries and they are not afraid of 

 running short and we can do the same thing here if 

 we try. We always want to be ahead of someone else 

 in everything, why not be ahead of these countries 

 in taking care of trees. 



In Germany they do it in this way: One-third of 

 any farm is woodland and as soon as a tree is cut 

 down a slip is taken from it and planted in a baum 

 schule (tree school) and is taken care of there until 

 it is quite large and then it is transplanted and let 

 grow until it is a matured tree. Every tree that is 

 cut down a slip is taken from it and treated 

 in the same way and we can and will do the same 

 thing in Minnesota for we won't let Germany get 

 ahead of us in such a little thing as planting and car- 

 ing for trees. We should start and take care of the 

 existing forests now and it will not be so hard after- 

 wards. 



The care of existing forests consists mainly in 

 proper thinning, and cutting only the mature timber, 

 instead of reaping a wasteful harvest at the expense 

 of the future. 



A summary of why we should plant and take care 

 of trees in Minnesota is as follows : 



1. Shade trees for plants and shrubs. 



2. They bring the birds. 



3. Help moisten the ground. 



4. Beautifiers of farms. 



5. Serve as wind-breaks. 



6. Serve as a shelter for animals. 



7. And are taken care of for future use. 



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