THE NEW EARTH 



were planted by the school children on Arbor 

 Day, while the farmers of the state, coming to 

 a realization of the importance of the new 

 movement, set out two hundred and eighteen 

 thousand trees, aside from large numbers of 

 trees set out for posts, railroad ties, telegraph 

 and telephone poles. A state forest reserva- 

 tion, — with a station for forestry experiments 

 and state nurseries, — has been set apart, in- 

 cluding two thousand acres of land. Among 

 the many recommendations of a recent report 

 of the State Forestry Board are these ; they 

 suggest the scope of the present forward 

 movement in forestry: 



"A rigid movement, legally, should be made 

 to conserve and rightly use the present timber 

 in the state. 



"An urgent movement should be made to 

 perpetuate the present timber areas by cultiva- 

 tion and replanting, especially so in those 

 parts of the state where the timber has 

 become most nearly exhausted. 



"The waste lands of the state should be 

 planted in timber of the most valuable kinds 

 suited to their soil and moisture adaptations. 



"The state should make wanton destruction 



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