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will be remembered by farmer and citizen alike as one of unpre- 

 cedented drought. 



9388 waterings reported in writing by the children on the 

 little blanks provided. This takes no account of children who 

 watered the trees and failed to write it down. Also takes no ac- 

 count of the zeal which 

 overflowed into the water- 

 ing of home and school lot 

 trees. 



1939 street trees cul- 

 tivated by individual child- 

 ren. This does not in- 

 clude "gang" work where 

 groups of boys took it up- 

 on themselves to attend to 

 certain streets on their 

 own initiative. One gang 

 alone cultivated 280 trees 

 in two hours, a Shade 

 Tree representative ac- 

 companying them to dem- 

 onstrate the method of 

 cultivation. 



457 violations report- 

 ed in writing by 250 

 children. This refers to 

 violations of city ordin- 

 ances as to tying horses to 

 trees, pouring salt water from ice-cream freezers at the roots of 

 trees, etc. No count was made of oral reports given in League 

 meetings. 



At one meeting of a Branch particularly interested in the 

 work there were 



Present, 19 children 



Reported since last meeting (two weeks), 183 trees watered 



1637 waterings 



171 of these trees cultivated 



19 violations of city ordinances 



ANECDOTES 



At first the residents were non-plussed at the children's 

 watering and digging around the street trees (city property) in 

 front of their houses, and not a little suspicious. As soon, how- 



