to fifty of the largest periodicals in England, a new 

 market exploited by the Finns after the breaking up 

 of the Russian market, where the output had prev- 

 iously been sold. 



In view of the generally demoralized industrial sit- 

 uation in the Baltic States, the progress of the Finnish 

 paper industry, today in a process of redevelopment, 

 is astonishing to the American relief workers stationed 

 in that part of Europe. 



Winter Care of Evergreens 



Everyone is asking now: "What shall I do with my 

 evergreens this winter? When shall I trim them? 

 How shall I mulch them? Must I cover up the little 

 fellows?" 



To answer the last question first, the little ones 

 need not be covered up. The cold will not harm 

 them, that is it cannot harm the foliage and the 

 tops. If the trees are in an exposed location where 

 all the snow blows away from them so that there is 

 a chance for alternate freezing and thawing of the 

 ground during the late fall and spring, the heaving 

 of the ground may break the roots and damage the 

 trees. The heavier the soil the greater will be the 

 danger. Heaving in light sand soil is seldom serious. 



The probability of such damage can usually be 

 prevented by mulching. Either straw, hardwood 

 leaves or moss may be used. It must be remembered 

 that this mulch is not intended to prevent the freezing 



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