THE BILTMORE FOREST FAIR 41 



^j \lf^ MM White Pine three years old and Sugar Maple 

 I ID llOa T'T' *^'^^* y*^""^ °^^ planted in Spring 1908, on 

 ' good but steep soil. 



There are planted, per acre : 



2,200 White Pines, worth $11.00 



800 Sugar Maples, worth 80 



at an expense for work of 10.10 



Total, per acre $21.90 



Listen, John! This plantation is three times as expensive 

 as the preceding one, for the reason that the plants used were 

 three times as large in size when planted; and for other reasons 

 to be explained on the spot. 



The Sugar Maples suffer from the rabbits until they are 

 beyond the rabbits' reach. 



This then is the stuff filling the "pots of oil" of 

 widows and others ; and the more you give away of it, 

 the more do you retain of it : The stuff is love. 



And now we must quit; we have not seen more than the 

 fiftieth part of the woods and of the plantations on the Home 

 Estate. 



My lords and gentlemen: The barbecue is ready! 



At a meeting of the Sciences, "Forestry" was heard to 



say: 

 "I have my fill of foresters; I need some Rockefellers, 



now." 



Whereupon, there was a holoboUoo .... 



And "Economics" and "Politics," with an oath or 

 two, jumped to their feet; and the Lady of the Woods 

 was laid low. 



And "Law" laughed. 



