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forestry, one about one and one-half miles west of Ogallah, in 

 Trego county, and the other nearly three miles east of Dodge 

 City, in Ford county. Both of these Stations are located on 

 high prairie land that is representative of the greater part of 

 the western third of Kansas. 



The work of these Stations for the most part has been that 

 of growing and distributing forest-tree seedlings to citizens of 

 the state. 



It is quite evident that the plantations at these Stations have 

 not always received the best of care, for in some tracts the 

 grass has encroached upon the plantations and only the hardi- 

 est species have had sufficient vitality to survive the struggle. 

 Cultivation ceased before the trees were of sufficient size to 

 shade the ground and prevent the wind from blowing the leaves 

 from the site of the plantation. 



In one or two cases fire has evidently burned over part of 

 the plantation, destroying many trees and all the soil cover. 

 Considering the hardships endured by these plantations they 

 oifer great encouragement to the citizen who wishes to make 

 his home in western Kansas a place where life may mean more 

 than the mere making of money. 



The visitor at these Stations usually notes with some sur- 

 prise the vigor of the evergreens. These were planted so far 

 apart that they have not served to protect each other and so 

 secure the most desirable form. 



RED CEDAR. 



The red cedar at Ogallah was brought from Cedar Bluffs, 

 about twenty miles southwest of the Station. In their earlier 



PLATE 7. Ogallah Forestry Station. 



