enough. The records show that some forty thousand 

 acres have been planted under the law in the past 

 twenty years. That is a considerable area, but is 

 nothing at all compared with the area which could 



Part of a twelve men crew planting little pines 

 in open country. 



profitably be planted. The strangest part of it is 

 that most of the planting was done years ago when 

 Minnesota had millions of acres in forest than she 

 has today, while in recent years, when the benefits 

 of such planting is more fully understood and the 

 need for the timber has become far more urgent, 

 comparatively few people have taken advantage of 

 the state's generosity. 



Moreover, the legislature of four years ago di 

 away with the restriction limiting the operation 



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