upper layers of the forest soil act as an enormous 

 sponge. The tree regulates the flow of the streams 

 Instead of rushing away in uncontrollable torrents 

 the water is absorbed into the great reservoir of min- 

 eral soil from which it is gradually paid out to the 

 springs and streams. This stops the water from 

 causing floods. The destruction of trees would result 

 in the loss of our protection and fuel, and our lands 

 would be destroyed by floods and winds. 



In preserving trees we are warned of many things. 

 When they are young the trees usually are not trim- 

 med but they really should be so as to renew their 

 growth. When the tree is larger sometimes a branch 

 is cut by the wind. The air and sun dries the living 

 part of the tree, which is between the dead woo'l 

 and the bark. It rots and causes the rest of the tree 

 to dry. The branch should be cut straight down and 

 not slanting the way the branch grows ; then it 

 should be painted over. 



When a tree is transplanted all of the branches 

 should be cut off because if there are too many 

 branches the tree dies. The roots can always grow 

 a top but a top can never grow roots. The hole in 

 which the tree is put^ should be larger than the roots 

 spread, because the roots should not be cramped in. 

 The soil which is around the roots should be packed 

 tight and the soil on the top should be packed loose, 

 which is usually done the opposite way. The roots 

 should be arranged as they used to grow in the forests. 



The trees should not be close together because the 

 small trees do not get enough light or rain. Trees 

 should not be close to fields or fences. Near fences 



