ARBOR DAT. 



ITS ORIGIN. 



,HAT is now known almost throughout the 

 civilized world as "Arbor Day," originated 

 in Nebraska. At an annual meeting of the 

 Nebraska State Board of Agriculture, held in 

 the city of Lincoln, Jan. 4, 1872, the Hon. J. Sterling 

 Morton, of Nebraska City, introduced the following 

 resolution, which was unanimously adopted, after some 

 little debate as to the name, some present contending 

 for the term " Sylvan " instead of " Arbor ": 



"Resolved, That Wednesday, the 10th day of April, 

 1872, be and the same is hereby especially set apart and 

 consecrated for tree planting in the state of Nebraska, and 

 the State Board of Agriculture hereby name it Arbor 

 Day ; and, to urge upon the people of the state the vital 

 importance of tree planting, hereby offer a special premium 

 of one hundred dollars to the agricultural society of that 

 county in Nebraska which shall, upon that day, plant 

 properly the largest number of trees ; and a farm library 

 of twenty-five dollars' worth of books to that person who, 



