CONTENTS. 



Page. 



Introduction 207 



The natural timber prior to settlement of State 207 



Improvement in the natural timber since settlement of State 208 



Gain in area 208 



Gain in density 209 



Gain in quality 209 



Value of the natural timber of Nebraska 210 



The planted timber of Nebraska. 210 



Value of the planted timber of Nebraska 211 



General utility 211 



Commercial value of planted timber in Nebraska 212 



Esthetic value of planted timber in Nebraska 214 



Government interest in planting in Nebraska 215 



Need of forest tree planting reserves 216 



ILLUSTRATIONS. 



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 PLATE IX. Type of original forest .^ 207 



X. Fig. 1. Natural forest on land under cultivation twenty-five years 

 ago (Pawnee County, Nebr.). Fig. 2. A vigorous young forest 



( Brownville, Nebr. ) 208 



XI. Fig. 1. Natural forest growth of the last forty-five years (Ne- 

 braska City, Nebr.). Fig. 2. Young natural forest (.Nebraska 



City, Nebr. ) 210 



XII. Plantation of Cottonwood 212 



XIII. Fig. 1. The sand hills. Fig. 2. Pine plantation in sand hills, 



looking north (Holt County, Nebr.). Fig. 3. Pine plantation 



in sand hills, looking west (Holt County, Nebr. ) 216 



XIV. Fig. 1. Young Yellow Pine encroaching upon a sand hill (Sheri- 



dan County, Nebr.) . Fig. 2. Young pines encroaching upon a 

 sand hill (Dawes County, Nebr. ) 216 



