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FIVE MILLION TREES SOLD 
The nurseries of the Division of Forestry sold 5,000,000 trees to 
Illinois tree farmers, reported William Lodge, Director of the Illinois 
Department of Conservation. 
Approximately 1,200,000 white pines were purchased from state tree 
nurseries. This species proved to be the most popular of the pines sold 
: for the first time since the reforestation program was inaugurated in 
: Tilinois. 
Over 1,000,000 red pines, 630,000 Scotch pines, 500,000 jack pines, 
and 435,000 loblolly pines were planted. Sycamore, white oak, black 
locust, walnut, red gum, ash, and cottonwood were also sold to Illinois 
landowners. 
There were close to 3 million acres of Illinois land that should 
be devoted to tree production, Lodge said. Many landowners think that 
land too rough or too infertile for row crops is waste land. It may be 
too rough to farm for corn, but it never gets too rough to farm for trees. 
We have farm foresters at Anna, Sparta, Harrisburg, Fairfield, Olney, 
Charleston, Hillsboro, Jerseyville, Havanna, Macomb, Cambridge, and Oregon. 
They will advise any landowner on tree planting and also give personal 
assistance to anyone who wants to manage his timber resources intelligently. 
"Financial assistance available to landowners from the Federal Govern- 
ment will cover as much as 70 percent of the cost of the various forestry 
practices," Lodge said. Landowners should contact their county ACP 
committee for information on this incentive payment program in their 
locality. 
"The 1961 tree planting season is over, but now is the time to plan 
for the 1962 season." 

--Conservation Report-Lockart 
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