12 Miscellaneous Circular 16, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture 



applications and the quantity of nursery stock available. A sample 

 form of the agreement follows : 



Form 490. 



APPLICATION AND AGREEMENT FOR YOUNG TREES, NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST 



I, , a resident of that portion of Nebraska lying within the boundaries 



described in the act of April 28.. 1904 (33 Stat, 547), entitled "An act to amend 

 the homestead laws as to certain unappropriated and unreserved lands in 

 Nebraska," under the provisions of the act of March 4, 1911 (36 Stat. 1235), 

 entitled "An act making appropriations for the Department of Agriculture for 

 the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and twelve," do apply 

 for young trees for planting within the area above referred to. 



The ground on which I desire to plant trees comprises an area of acres, 



and is described as follows : Section . township , range -. 



Aspect: (Faces north, south, east, or west, or is it flat?) 



Slope: (Steep or gentle?) 



Grass and sod: (Heavy or light?) 



Soil: (Loam, sandy loam, or sand?) 



Cultivation : If hardwoods are desired, have you cultivated the ground on 



which to plant them? 



The purpose of this planting is (shade, windbreak, or wood lot?) 



In consideration of the granting of this application I promise and agree to 

 plant all trees received by me and to care for them in the manner described 

 in a circular of the Forest Service, Department of Agriculture, entitled " Tree 

 Distribution Under the Kinkaid Act, 1911," and in accordance with any later 

 instructions received by me from the Forest Service. I further promise to mail 

 to the forest supervisor, Halsey, Nebr., on a card, Form 491, prepared for 

 this purpose, not later than November 1 of each year, for three years after the 

 date of the latest planting done by me, a statement showing the number of 

 trees of each year's planting which are surviving in the area I have planted 

 and the number of trees which I desire to plant during the following season. 

 And I also agree to permit any representative of the Department of Agriculture 

 to enter my premises at any reasonable time for the purpose of investigating 

 the condition of the trees planted by me and the care which they have been 

 given. 



I further agree, immediately upon receipt of notice of shipment of any trees 

 sent to me, to take them without delay from the post office or express or 

 railroad company transporting them, and to pay all of the costs of their 

 transportation, or to send stamps prior to February 1 of each year for their 

 shipment by parcel post. If any package of trees is received by me in bad 

 condition as a result of carelessness or long period in transit, I agree to accept 

 the same without protest and immediately to notify the forest supervisor, 

 Halsey, Nebr. 



It is further agreed that if the trees received by me at any time are not 

 planted, or are sold or otherwise disposed of, I am to forfeit the right to 

 receive any more trees under the provision of the act of March 4, 1911, herein 

 referred to. 



(Signed) ■ . 



Date . 



Post office . 



Express office . 



New applicants will be supplied with not more than 200 trees, 

 depending on the number available at the nursery. Those who have 

 made good use of their trees may under certain conditions receive 

 up to 500 trees. Those desiring more than this number must obtain 

 them elsewhere, since it was not the intent of the act to have the 

 Government furnish trees in large quantities to am?- one individual. 

 The purpose of the distribution is to stimulate interest in tree 

 planting. 



A detailed report on the method of planting and the conditions 

 under which planting was done should be made on a record card. 



