84 AEBOR DAY. 



in a flood with the first warm weather, instead of by 

 degrees, supplying the mountain streams all through the 

 summer. The time is coming when every drop of water 

 in the streams of Idaho will be utilized for irrigation, 

 and therefore the sources from which water is supplied 

 should be guarded and preserved. Monday, April 30th, 

 will be generally observed in the schools. 



ARBOR DAY IN NEW YORK. 



The destruction of the magnificent forests of the Adi- 

 rondack mountains is already affecting the Hudson river 

 quite seriously, and steps are now being taken to preserve 

 what remains. At the present session of the New York 

 legislature a bill was passed providing that "the children 

 of the public schools shall be assembled on the first day 

 of May, and be instructed by their teachers in planting, 

 care, and preservation of trees." 



BY W. & T. SMITH, ROCHESTER N. Y. 



Arbor Day should have been made May 1st [It is in 

 New York state. ED.], and at the same time in all the 

 states. Most of the nursery stock to-day is sold through 

 agents ; in fact all of it. It is impossible for nurserymen 

 to ship agents' orders before April 15th to 20th; it then 

 takes seven to ten days to reach destination. Should it be 



