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soils and locations and as to the best methods of soil prepara- 

 tion. When possible, planting plans will be prepared showing 

 the details of distance and proportion of species. It is not con- 

 sidered advisable to undertake to make plans for areas smaller 

 than two acres, but all possible advice and help will be given 

 regardless of the area under consideration. Advice concern- 

 ing public grounds will be undertaken and plans prepared for 

 the planting of trees for school grounds. It is believed that 

 many districts in the state can well afford to add a few acres to 

 the school grounds for the planting of a demonstration wood lot. 

 This should be particularly true of districts where consolidated 

 schools are maintained. An acquaintance with trees, their re- 

 quirements and their values, is an essential part of a well 

 balanced education and furnishes a means of mental growth as 

 well as a fund of useful information. 



A grove of well-grown trees is a valuable possession for any 

 municipality, providing a location for public gatherings and 

 adding in many ways to the comforts and amenities of life in 

 country and town. Such a plantation has a financial as well as 

 a landscape value, and in years to come a grove of good timber 

 will be a valuable resource for any owner. 



In or near many towns there are areas of varying size, ra- 

 vines or low land, that are now unsightly spots but which 

 might be transformed into bits of woodland that would add 

 charm to the landscape and in time to the wealth of the com- 

 munity. 



On many farms there are ravines forming along the lines of 

 drainage that if planted to trees might produce posts, poles 

 and fuel for the farm and at the same time check the force of 

 the water and lessen the amount of good soil that washes 

 down the creek to increase the delta of the Mississippi and the 

 expense of the deep waterway project. Good citizenship should 

 demand that the owner of land protect it, conserve and increase 

 its resources, as he would have the state and the nation pro- 

 tect and improve the public domain. To help in this work of 

 making Kansas utilize all of her acres to the best possible 

 purpose, to make the ravines, hillsides and bends of the 

 streams produce crops for which they are best suited and by 

 which they may add to the wealth and welfare of their owners 

 and the state, is the object of the office of state forester. 



Acknowledge ent is due Mr. H. C. Cooper, who was in charge 



