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will prove himself a true Westerner and a friend of 

 government by the people by striking hard at the 

 bureaucratic conditions. 



The Monterey (Cal.) cypress grove is 



Help in peril. The grove is one of the real 



Save the heritages of the nation. It should be 



Monterey kept for posterity. H. A. Greene, of 



. Cypresses Monterey, and others, are striving to 



save this grove. You can help. Here 



is Mr. Greene's appeal: 



"Hereby is submitted a statement setting forth 

 the main points of a matter in which you should 

 be deeply concerned. 



"In California there exists a group of ancient 

 trees, the Monterey cypress (cupressus macro- 

 carpa), believed to be the parent of all the cypresses 

 of the world. 



"In this original grove are living trees that 

 \vere old at the beginning of the Christian era. 



"The species has ceased to exist elsewhere in 

 the wild, only here on the rugged ocean shore near 

 Monterey. 



"For over forfy centuries some of these trees 

 have withstood the rigors of countless storms, the 

 effect of which has been to produce most wonderful 

 branch contortions. 



"Unlike the last remaining grove of another 

 pre-historic tree, the Cedar of Lebanon, in Syria, 

 the Monterey Cypresses are not protected ; for here 

 the insidious Monterey pines are starving out old 

 trees and, assisted by herds of cattle, are destroying 

 reproduction. 



"Many thinking people have, at last, become 

 aroused to take action in the matter (although a 

 former attempt failed), particularly since the own- 

 ers of the grove have signified their intention of 

 sub-dividing the land into building lots, as they 

 have done with the adjoining property. 



"A plan to get possession of 'Cypress Point' 

 and turn it over to the national government is 

 being formulated, and you are expected to do your 

 part in saving the trees for posterity. 



"An aesthetic and phytogenetic value, as well 

 as a consideration of the importance of perpetuat- 

 ing the source of seed from the type form of this 

 most valuable tree, should be sufficient excuse for 

 you to devote time in helping us. 



"It has been deemed advisable to enlist the as- 

 sistance of a large number of influential people in 

 different parts of the world, for in this manner we 

 can better impress the owners of the property (Pa- 

 cific Improvement Company) with the importance 

 of making the grove a national monument and the 

 officials at Washington who will be asked to accept 

 the trust. 



"We have hopes of securing the property with- 

 out cost, but failing, we must raise the money nec- 

 essary. 



"To give room for reforestration the reserve 

 should 1 ' contain about 100 acres, and in addition a 

 right-of-way for an independent road extending to 

 Monterey. Upon the line of the proposed road is 



growing a small group of another cypress, known 

 as Gowan's (Cupressus goveniana), which flowers 

 in winter instead of summer as is the habit of the 

 Monterey Cypress. It is proposed to include this 

 remarkable grove, for like reasons, in the park. 



"While Gowan's Cypress is found elsewhere in 

 central California, only here is it growing in forest 

 form. 



"Besides, growing among and around the "Go- 

 veniana Grove" is a rare pine, Pinus muricata. 



"Will you kindly forward this statement to 

 some person likely to become a helper in this 

 worthy undertaking and ask him to do likewise ; 

 also request that he write his views on the subject." 



This appeal should touch the heart of every 

 tree lover in America. Do what you can to aid in 

 saving these trees. 



The United States can find 



A New Kind many lessons of vast usefulness in 

 of Conservation the European war. No lesson 

 That is which the war can teach, is 



Worth While greater than the one in food con- 

 servation, which Germany pre- 

 sents. 



Surrounded on all sides by foes, cut off from 

 exports by navies and governments, who make con- 

 traband laws to suit their own conveniences, Ger- 

 many is probably the best fed of all the warring 

 nations today. 



This is so because Germany, recognizing that 

 she must depend entirely upon her own resources, is 

 taking remarkable steps to make every inch of agri- 

 cultural ground in the empire produce; to obtain 

 full food value from every crop ; to avoid any waste 

 and to encourage agriculture and the utilization of 

 farm products. 



The United States would do well to send a 

 skilled commission to Germany to study this new 

 conservation a conservation that gives the people 

 something instead of robbing them of their just 

 rights as does the Pinchot propaganda, now honored 

 by the name conservation. The government would 

 do well to put some of this German conservation 

 into effect in this country. We are growing so rap- 

 idly that it is the one kind of conservation which 

 the United States need. 



Take care of your orchard heaters. Unless you 

 protect them with a coat of paint or asphaltum, they 

 will rust rapidly in two or three years and quickly be- 

 come mere junk. Orchard heaters cost money. 



Save and apply all of the barnyard manure that 

 is produced on your farm. It is difficult to get garden 

 land too rich. In case there seems to be more nitro- 

 gen from heavy application of manure than the other 

 elements, apply acid phosphate and sulphate of potash 

 to balance the fertilitv constituents. 



