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ARB( >K DAY 



Prof. I 1 '. \\'. Kane. State Fore-ter 

 of Ma--adin-etts, has had sucee-s in 

 Mich work. Mr offered the citizens 'f 

 Massachusetts 150 cadi of white pine 

 and white ash -eedlin^s, t\\o year- old. 

 for the price of one dollar, \\jth the 

 understanding that they were to he 

 planted in Maachu>ett>. lie further 

 offered to schools, at the -ame price of 

 one dollar, a collection con-M-tin^ of 

 twelve white pine >eedlini;>. twenty- 

 four white a-h -eedlin^s. twelve red 

 spruce -cedlin^s, five heech >eedlin^>. 



price, it would hi- heller than L;ivini; 

 them away free. A -mall ch. 

 \\ <uld -ave the State- the experience 

 of Kansas. That State -ijjiplie- 30 

 OOO 1 rees < ir more, for planting t< < her 

 people each \e-ar: hut often, in hu-y 

 da\-. the farmer let- the tree- he ha- 

 u>Ued for lie untended at the e\pr> 

 office till thev die, and thu- he li- 

 the trees, which ha\e cost the State 

 something. 



.\-ain. nur-erymeii ini^ht CO-Oper- 

 ate in the movement hecau-e it would 



Planting forest trees en sand plain in Connecticut This land is assessed 

 at six dollars an acre, though worthless for agriculture 



one-half ounce of white pine seed 

 t ahout 900 seeds), twelve che>tnut> 

 for seed, twenty-five acorn-, for -eed. 

 and fifty white a>h seeds. The-e. it 

 will he seen, fnrni-h an excellent -t 

 tor a school nursery. \ large nnm- 

 her of orders were received for h<>th 

 collection^. hirection- for planting 

 we're -i\'eii with the trees and 



This i- a line of effort that mi-ht 

 well he Co] )i\-d in tiler States. If tin- 

 State would furnish fund- for supply- 

 ing these seedlings and seeds at a 1<>\\- 



n excellent way of stimulatil 

 demand fi >\- f iresl tree nurser) si 

 Professor Kane al-o ui 'at chil- 



dren 1 e fulfill t' ' d 'Meet tl 



The inter. 'ive things f. .r chil- 



dren i- well known, and the valr 

 nature -tudy i< reco^ni/i-d I iv eilnca- 

 \rhor I )a\- i- on< - a" na- 



inre study. It i- much t > he 



the children -lionld ' tanuht \< > 

 L;i\'i the tn< 



.-I'd i' mav ii' t lie in 

 



