1905 



FORESTRY AND IRRIGATION 



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portion of the work being done by the 

 engineers in charge of the Nesson pro- 

 ject. 



The North Dakota work, as plan- 

 ned, will require the permanent as- 

 signment of three assistant engineers 

 and three aids, and later an additional 

 assistant engineer and an additional 

 aid, a draftsman and a computer. The 

 future work of the Government, of 



course, depends very largely upon the 

 sentiment of the land owners in the 

 several districts wherein irrigation 

 works are likely to be developed. The 

 preliminary investigations will be 

 made as rapidly as possible, in order 

 that the service may present to the 

 people for their approval a definite 

 plan of reclamation for North Dakota 

 arid lands. 



WHAT DO WE PLANT?* 



What do we plant when we plant the 



tree? 

 We plant the ship, which will cross the 



sea. 



We plant the mast to carry the sails ; 

 We plant the planks to withstand the 



gales 

 The keel, the keelson, and beam and 



knee; 

 We plant the ship when we plant the 



tree. 



What do we plant when we plant the 



tree? 



We plant the house for you and me. 

 We plant the rafters, the shingles, the 



floors, 

 We plant the studding, the laths, the 



doors, 

 The beam and siding, all parts that 



be; 

 We plant the house when we plant the 



tree. 



What do we plant when we plant the 



tree? 



A thousand things that we daily see ; 

 We plant the spire that out-towers the 



crag, 

 \Ve plant the staff for our country's 



flag, 

 We plant the shade, from the hot sun 



free ; 

 We plant all these when we plant the 



tree. 



*From the poems of Henry Abbey, D. Appleton 

 & Company, New York. 





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