NPT Aar® Glris Going Merrily to the Ceremonies in Every Which Have Now Become a Fixture State. 4 Arbo Arbor Day was instituted in Nebras- ka in 1872 by J. Sterling Morton, af- terward Secretary of Agriculture, and has since made its way from State to State until provision for its observ- ance exists in almost every State and Territory. The central the intelligent ing of planting is exerc press and ulness of lend the ature Arbor Day Is iative plant. The idea of and apprec by school cl usually ac companied by which are intended to im- upon the children the beauty trees thus to of a bit Day has un- inculcate a trees ises usef and to the value Arbor done much to wosrle work ¥ brought restry by for car orest work. Arbor Day successful frequently been disap entirely or orna- been used. Still ran iien n spec fe 8 taer economic have in lure sufficient care and neglect of the are planted. In this ch of thd educational valne of By leaving the trees nprotected from animals, insects and other destructive agencies the intended good example is turned, for want of a little care, Into a negative one, But been ried out work of the more common causes of fai been the lack of doing the work rees after they way mi the work is loat even when the planting has well conceived and wisely car there is often lacking, in this nature, all reference to larger aspect of forest planting. The ultimate aim of the day might well be to prompt and encourage not 80 mua a sentiment for trees as a pentiment for the forest. Yet the practice has been to plant individual trees rather than groves, and the relation of the single tree to the for est has not been pointed out. Talks on Arbor Day have not dwelt enough upon the economic side of forestry, or have tended to give a wrong im- préssion of the whole subject by la menting all cutting of trees. The effect of this has been actually op- posed to the forebter's teachings. Arbor Day is the time for dissem! nating sound, practical knowledge re- garding forestry in its broader as pect. The mere act of setting a few trees, without reference to the com- mercial utility and the protective value of forests, is but a small part of the work of the day. The proper season for planting is ch ray not everywhere the same. South of the thirty-seventh parallel, especially in the more hamid regions, fall plant ing is perhaps preferable, but north of this the winter comes on so quick: ly that the trees have scarcely to develop roots strong enough support them until gpring, and spr planting is therefore more The right time to plant in when the ground hag ceased to and before budding Degins. ing spring their planting cannot be avoided the roots must be kept ‘niolst by standing them in a “puddle” made of earth and water mixed to the consistency of créam. or “heeled in” by nearly burving them in fresh earth. In set ing the treds it 18 important to place them about three inches deeper thar originally, and to spread roots and the soll firmls wbout them. Two Inches of soll at the top should be left very loose, to act as a ‘mulch to retain the moisture Large trees are by no means al ways the best to plant Small goed lings may be secured easily and cheaply, and are ‘much more likely to live. If these are set out in good numbers after the pattern of a com- mercial plantation they will become in due time a true forest on a small scale, If only a few trees are planted, usually the case, it Is still pos sible to make plain the true rela tion of such work to forestry. Nn matter how few the trees, may be made to illustrate planting for commercial or protective use, The scope of Day may sometimes be broadened curing permission from @ public gpirited citizen or nearby farmer for the children to plant a small block of trees on his land. This 1 made a practical demonstration how. such work Is on a scale, Outside ney stood Ls out “the pack as is they planting by se Arbor me could be of done larg actual mind day gent need the scope of the plantation, it is well that Arbor Day is not on which trees deserve the thought of children care throughout the ing the plantation thrive under right treatment greatly adds educa- tional value of the leaves but. a slight is all important should become a along years the « to p int with of their school to bear In the only intelli Th season. Vatch the ey to the which im ofesalon the work, other It tion that model of what ¥ a those done lines should able action to the Many cast a favoral fruit tree. greens may be planted somewhat later than hardwoods. The day to plant is almost as important as the geason. Sunny, windy weather is rery unfavorable; cool, damp days are the For this reason it is well to leave the date for Arbor Day unfixed, so that the best opportunity may chosen. Such exercises as are desire can follow when the planting is done, The careful selection of trees for a specific use and situation is essen. tial to success, and proper planting is equally important. Though less fastidious than agricultural crops in their demands upon the soll, trees cannot be set in a rough soil at ran- dom and then expected to flourish They should be planted without al- lowing their roots time to dry out from exposure to the air. When de jay between procuring the trees and best be GOSSIPS, Deep in the woodland you will hear, If you but lend attentive ear, A murmurous talk from time to And all the words will run to rhyme By light of sun and light of star, The wind and the gossips are; In whispers to the questioning trees The wandering wind tells all he sous For he can roam and roam and roam, While all the trees must stay at home -—linton Scollard, from “A Boy's Book of Rhy used by permis sion of the author #legy tine frivs yme", Arbor Day Hints, Conszider the trees Above all, don't forget monarch of the forest. Choose any one of the half hundred native The scarlet oak is a favorite, its the oak, the sorts automnal beauty being tremendous. ¥ "ARBOR DAY. By Grace Eby. With Joy we hall Arbor D§y, egpect ally for its influence on the children. May every collect a good sup- ply of and shrubs with which fo adorn ita grounds, and may be added to ervyuy home attraction. 1 would seg our and houses ted by windl of sturdy evergreens, each home rustic farm at noontide harvest school trees gome new farms reaks and at nere prote growing $5 Le seats ad a might cozy corner, w the weary ie and the heated the worn retreat for a little invite 4 tO nl sha all through and quiet the kitchen althful resort returned from walk from school; and precious the hours of even when all the family is gathered for a little while of sweet commun- fon and quietude otiring If farmers would hig a clump two of shade trees in the pasture flelds and grateful kine would ciate the kindness and vield a and more wholesome flow than if toiling in a broiling st whole livelong day. A few trees by the such a comfort to the he yes, and to his plant trees here and there some fruit, att Who does not a part of the country to have been planned for uu fort and than some dreary, locality, over k hands cooling rest time give housewife a after and a he dren just and heated oh how tide, rk for time wh is done, chil long the their hefore or api pre large: milk the of mn roadside are sated traveler; Then with tira req beast. by the wayside luscious and ghborhood through seems inviting to the the nei to travel ling value ractiveness to ad farm love where all lity, com- beauty, rather unsig! uncomfortabl htly unshaded Trees of Histaric Note. The Burg: Albany d the Burg © 3 ¢ ne ein as day prisoner at Ph Penn lante brought th The elm $114 ) am with ni re a tree neteet The ch ae se arte: the liberties tulin The s11ah tiefield Littie Tommy's Arbor-Day Speech. had invited all the DeO Miss Smith t . a : Lp # Ye ple in the neighborhood to attend the Arbor-Day exercises She had said dren ant care of make this schoolyard so beaut! ful that in five years it § wil like a different place. And j % £4 ts the e . We take EB - if trees, and can will pl good Odd bare we tham, we +H four or just think how pleasant it will be for the children who wiil go to school here ten years from now,” she added, {wonty years—or thirty!” With this idea in mind, the chil dren had worked with a will, and when Arbor Day came the holes were all dug. and rich earth had been filled in around the roots. At 230 each pupil was in his place, ready the song, or speech, or recita. tion. which he was to give before pianting his tree. Miss Smith led the visitors from to place, and everything went they “or When Miss Smith saw his excited and the trembling of the hand held the pine tree, she was sure that he had forgottn his versed, and she was just about to prompt him when he started out on his own hook “This is a pine tree,” he gasped clutching at it as if for support. “And —and 1 hope it will grow upon into a a forest and—and de a comfort to ANTICIPATION, 1 am going to plant a hickory tree, And then, when | am a man, My boys and girls may come and eat Just all the nuts they can! And 1 shall say, “My children, dear, This tree that you enjoy 1 set for you one Arbor Day When 1 was but a boy.” And they will answer, “Oh, how kind To plant for us this tree!” And then theyll erack the fattest nuts, And give them all to me! —