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ground after two years’ cultivation. On poorerland they require three years’ cultiva- 
tion. 
On the Hunnewell plantation, 3 miles from Farlington, we have already planted 
175 acres catalpa (speciosa) and ailanthus, and 60 acres of the white ash. The catalpa 
are one and two years planted; we will have 285 acres on the above plantation 
between now and April next, all catalpa and ailanthus, making 560 acres on the Hun- 
newell plantation. Our contract requires 2,000 trees to the acre when they are 4 to 6 
feet high. Nearly every acre on both plantations will contain 2,500 EOS every 
acre will contain over 2,000 trees. 
Beside the Missouri River, Fort Scott and Gulf; the only other rail- 
road company reported as engaged in forestry is the Saint Louis, Iron 
Mountain and Southern. Mr. Kerrigan, superintendent, writes: 
We have no trees planted on our road excepting 50,000 catalpa trees on right of 
way near Charleston, Mo. We have a plantation or farm of catalpa trees (100,000 
trees) on Belmont branch, 18 miles from Belmont, Mo. The above were all raised 
from seed. We also have a catalpa farm of 250,000 trees at Bertrand, Mo., about 
20 miles from Bird’s Point, on the Cairo branch of this road. These were planted in 
June, 1880, from slips. Have been cultivated twice, and are now in fine, thrifty con- 
dition. Will average about 8 feet high, and will not require any cultivation after 
next year. 
THE TIMBER-CULTURE ACT. 
The general government, acting through Congress, has confined its 
encouragement of forestry mainly to the passage of the timber-culture 
act, which grew out of the homestead law, and is designed to be supple- 
mentary to it. The original Congressional timber-culture act became 
a law March 3, 1873. It was amended March 13, 1874, and was on the 
14th of June, 1878, changed to the shape it now bears, and since the 
date of its last amendment most of the entries under the law have been 
made. That is, the law has been in practical, extensive, yore oper- 
ation but four years. 
As showing the extent of operations under the act, the following table, 
furnished by Hon. N. C. McFarland, Commissioner of the General Land 
Office, is given: 
tatemeat of the number and area of entries under the timber-culture laws in the different 
States and Territories, by jiscal years, from the beginning of operations to June 30, 1882. 
1873. 1874. 
States and Territories. | 
No. of No.of | 
| entries. BAUR | entries. | OEY 
PIES ET OR dea Te de Ps Ls. ea Ng A 2 196. 51 
PATTOMTIIA)S 25 ices - nNOS RE a) ons aie aleisiniwie cis Jems 2 329. 75 59 8, 878. 06 
ou a oh a ee eo eee Be nescn es Pee eee oenee | ibrf | 2, 272. 24 
LL SZ SE ES AR ne ee 24 3, 560. 00 865 124, 997. 29 
eae ee ee a Veen mahaee 1 145. 90 33 3, 816. 05 
Kansas At db 95 Be I Ae Ee aoe eee 60 9, 642.17 1, 954 282, 479. 07 
RL ee se Ee eee ee 95 14, 710.15 | 804 113, 131. 63 
PORTH re ee ee ee SS EE ce ewe 137 21, 858. 07 | 2, 164 312, 712. 09 
0 EEL es ee a ee ae ene eee [eects S| acest ce. ae | 22 2, 482. 22 
Wyoming nbc ce 52 Ce I Ce AE ee ISS SR De er) |e ee 80. 00 
DIET 2. lak wo Se ce ne oe eee SS 2 ee ee eee 2 180. 83 
DUCTION Sees OO ee ne 319 | 50, 246. 04 5, 923 851, 225. 99 
