Betz Ships More /Trees Than the 
Forestry Depts/. of 7 Great States 
WITHOUT IT COSTING TAXPAYERS $1.00 
School children of Indiana and Illinois 
will on Saturday share in the distribution 
of 18,000,000 tree seeds, donated by Frank 
S. Betz, Hammond’s reforestation enthusiast 
He has arranged to distribute the seeds 
at the Hammond Public I/ibrary. Simple di¬ 
rections for planting in order to insure suc¬ 
cess in growing the trees will be published in 
the Times. 
He has investigated past failures on the 
part of children in Attempts at growing trees 
and attributes the fpoor results to not follow¬ 
ing instructions or fearing for the young trees. 
The tree seed ^consists of pine, spruce, 
cadar, etc. 
SINCE SEPTEMBER 8, 19.31, MR. BETZ 
HAS SHIPPED OVER 50,000 MORE 2, 3, 
and 4 YEAR OLD TREES WITHOUT IT 
COSTING TAXPAYERS ONE DOLLAR 
THAN WERE SHIPPED BY THE FORES¬ 
TRY DEPARTMENTS OF THE STATES OF 
IOWA, KANSAS, KENTUCKY, MISSISS¬ 
IPPI. UTAH, CALIFORNIA AND WASH¬ 
INGTON COMBINED. 
As an examplo of the value of trees which 
could be raised on the 3.000.000 acres of idle 
land in Indiana, he has the original contract 
entered into by the City of Attica with a 
veneer manufacturing firm in which sixteen 
walnut trees growing in the city park were 
recently 6old for §1000. Old residents recall 
when these trees were planted. 
—Lake County Times, May 2G, 1932. 
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THE OUTFIT I STARTED OUT WITH IN 1928 
when 99 out of 100 thought planting trees for preventing soil erosion and waiting GO to 
250 years for them to grow large enough to make lumber was a joke; in fact, many had an 
idea I took the work up for what money there was in it. 
For those who still think so, I am sending a copy of the Frank S. Betz Company 
statement of January 1, 1915, when I retired without $1.00 of indebtedness. 
The trees I sell I buy from the best known nurseries in this country. 
If the owners of publications who do not believe in, recommend or advise the planting 
of trees for the protection of farmlands and for lumber would make a trip through the Far 
East, they would do everything possible to encourage the work before it is too late. 
The articles published during 1934 have commenced to open the eyes of those who will 
pay the billions of dollars for what Walter Davenport in COLLIER’S calls “Our shiftless 
policies.” 
Article in COLLIER’S of September 19th, “ALL WASHED UP”, by Owen P. White, 
illustrates how the top soil washed from farms is filling up dams built for irrigation at an 
expense of milions of dollars, also farming districts up to 21G square miles witli every other 
farm house deserted, the owners of great estates on relief rolls and this land is detiorating 
more and more every day. 
With the billions wo now owe and the billions it will cost to provide for the 17 million 
unemployed (See report, October 8, 1934) and the farmers in every state, many for years 
to come, the chances are our Rotary, Kiwanis and others will wake up and take an interest 
in the work and many more articles will be published during 1935. 
Kindly remember that trees can he grown from seed just as easily as cabbage or 
tomatoes. Throw them on the ground, cover with dirt, and protect them from the sun 
while young. Full instructions sent with every package. 
Mr. Betz’s offer is to turn over free of 
charge as many water tested walnuts as there 
were walput seedlings planted by all state 
nurseries in the United States last year. 
These walnuts are to be planted by school 
children and Boy and Girl Scouts, etc., etc. 
Division of Forestry Supports Plan 
The futuro economic value of five million 
walnut trees worth even $25 each, would 
amount to $125.00 0.00 0. 
R. F. WILCOX, State Forester. 
ONCE IN A LIFETIME 
5 
Trees Trees 
Spruce, Koster DIue 12-15" .$4.75 $8.50 
Arbor Vitae 
Chinese, 18-24" Heavy . 3.50 G.00 
Gold Spire, 12-15" Heavy . 2.50 4.25 
Cypress, Hinoki, 12-15" . 2.00 3.75 
Juniper, English, 15-18" . 3.00 5.50 
” Irish 8-12" .$8.50 per 100 
” 12-18" .. 12.50 per 100 
Chinese 8-10" Heavy ..14.00 per 100 
HOW MANY KNOW THAT 
A BEAUTIFUL HEDGE FENCE OF ARBOR 
VITAE. LILAC, MOCK ORANGE, SPIREA. 
PRTVETT, SNOWBALL, ETC. COSTS LESS 
THAN THE POSTS TO BUILD THE 
CHEAPEST KIND OF A FENCE. WHICH 
WILL LAST A HITNDRF.D YF.ARS WITH 
NO EXPENSE FOR REPAIRS. 
SEE LIST. SPECIAL PRICE ON 500 OR 
1000 LOTS. 
KEEP THE DIRECTION SHEET 
ON HOW TO PLANT AND RAISE TREES. 
“FLOWER GROWER,” Calcium, New York, 
WELL GIVE YOU MORE INFORMATION 
ON BEAUTIFYING LAWNS THAN ANY 
OTHER JOURNAL I KNOW OF 
WHY TREES DIE 
So many say: “I WANT A 
BIG 4 OR 5 FOOT EVER¬ 
GREEN TREE,” which is 
perfectly proper IF the trees 
are purchased from some re¬ 
sponsible nursery who will 
guarantee they have been 
transplanted several times. 
If you buy an apple or plum 
tree, about half of the limbs 
havo been removed to offset 
the roots left in the ground or 
the tree will die. 
The root system of the 3 
year old tree shown extends 
30 inches. The roots of a 4 or 
5 foot tree in the woods are 
10 to 12 feet long. 
The safe tree to buy is the 
one recommended by your 
state forester. If instructions, 
sent by the nursery with the 
shipment of trees, are fol¬ 
lowed, few should die. 
RUSSIAN OLIVE 
24-36 Inch 
A TREE MANY 
HAVE INQUIRED ABOUT. 
10 TREES .$1.00 
25 TREES . $2.00 
100 TREES . $40.00 
WILL THOSE WHO HAVE RAISED 
TREES FROM SEED, KINDLY GIVE ME 
THEIR EXPERIENCE. 
