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Christmas Tree Growers’ Guide 

GIANTS OF THE FOREST 
One of the greatest heritages of this nation was the wealth of 
virgin timber. The “Big Trees” of the west shown in this photo- 
graph are fast disappearing, along with the best of the eastern 
forests. In not so many years, virtually all our wood products 
must derive from PLANTED TREES. Development of forests 
will inevitably become an agricultural pursuit next in importance 
to the production of food, as older countries than ours have learned. 

U. S. Forest Service Photo 
Trees Planted Now Wit RESTORE AMERICA’S 
F missin ictninn FOREST STRENGTH 
1 —Idle land is wasted opportunity. Thousands of acres of land in the United States are lying idle, which could be put to 
work earning money for you by planting them with healthy, selected Musser Tree Stock. 
2— After planting, seedling trees require no cultivation or care. 85% to 95% of planted trees grow to maturity. 
3 — Reforested land increases in value at the rate of at least $10 per acre per year. 30-year-old pine timber is worth at least 
$300 per acre (estimating only 300 trees per acre at $1 each). 
4 — Trees can be insured against fire at a nominal rate. 
5 — Christmas Trees are a profitable by-product of a forest plantation; they are produced by the R e = FO R F ST 
necessary thinning of the planting. There is an exceedingly rich market for Christmas Trees. 
Planted evergreens are most wanted and’ command highest market prices. 
6 — $1000 invested to plant a 50-acre tract will be worth at least $15,000 for timber in 25 to : 
30 years, not considering Christmas Tree profits reaped in the meantime. with 
7 — There are no restrictions on the sale of trees or timber grown from Musser Stock. 
8 —Reforested land is practically tax-free in many states. 
9 —Land planted with trees and insured against fire is the finest insurance policy for your estate. Musser Trees 
