use care to select trees which will do well in the par- 

 ticular soil in which they are to be placed. All trees 

 Avill not do equally well in all soils. Minnesota is 

 very fortunate in having such a wealth of native trees 

 that it is a very simple matter to select trees for any 

 district with the greatest assurance that they will 

 thrive. Elms, Bass Wood. Maples, Spruce, Norway 

 Pine and White Pine in protected areas will make ex- 

 ceptionally beautiful and practical trees to be used 

 for this purpose, but many others can be used. Care 

 should be used however not to plant too many short 

 lived varieties. It is better not to look at highway 

 tree planting as a matter of a short duration but to 

 consider that if we do our work well these trees 

 will add to the pleasure and enjoyment of generations 

 yet to come. 



Our Forests and Our Game 



W. T. COX, STATE FORESTER 



In the early days of settlement in Minnesota both 

 forests and game were important factors, and they 

 are still important. It was the fur trade that led to 

 the establishment of trading posts at the head of 

 Lake Superior, on the upper Mississippi and on the 

 Red and Rainy Rivers draining to Hudson's Bay. It 

 was the quest for pine that induced the pioneer lum- 

 bermen to explore and later exploit the banks of the 

 St. Croix. The buffalo hunter made the trails which 

 soon the prairie schooner followed in the settlement 

 of southwestern and western. Minnesota. 



To all of these pioneers wild meat was a necessity 



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