The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1874-03-12
RRBOR DAY,
Premiums and instructions,

Premiums and Instructions.
The Iowa Horticultural Society,
declares the goth day Of April, 1874,
and the same day of each succeed
ing year (unless the same shall be
changed by vote of the society }, to
be Arbor Day for the State of Iowa,
to be devoted to the planting of
trees, and seeds of trees, designed to
form permanent groves, or for orna-
ment.
The following premiums are offer
ed for the planting of trees and tree
seeds in permanent timber planta-
tions or belts, the number of trees
living to be ascertained by actual
count upon the last day of October
next succeeding the ori ginal planting
OF the trees or seeds, and the award
of the premiums to depend upon a
full compliance with the rules appen.
ded to the schedule of premiums.
For the greatest number of all
kinds planted. d,.............. $50 90
I'd. ........... ................ 15 90
ord ............ ................ 10 90
| For the greatest mber of either
Evergreen or Larch trees plant
ed, ...................... 20 90
Cd. d............... ........... 10 90
3rd. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 20
For the greatest number of trees of
all kinds planted by one per-
son without assistance, ....... 10 90
81. l.................. ........ 6 90
For the greatest number of trees of
all kinds planted by boy or
girl not over 16 years old,..... 10 90
I'd. ................ 6 90
oFu. ..... -........,-..... w
For the greatest number of Ash
trees planted, d,........... 10 90
I'd. d................ ........ 5 90
For the greatest number of Nut
bearing trees including the
Oaks. ,.................... Is on
I'd d............. .,........ 5 90
For the greatest number of Elms
and Naples to include Box FL
der or Ash Leaf Maple. ....... 10 90
3D.. d................ ........ 5 GO
For the greatest number of soft
wooded deciduous trees, as
Basswoods, Willows. Cotton
woods, and other than Poplars,
Birches, etc.. 80. 10 90
3D.. ................ 5 90
For the greatest number of trees not
native to Iowa, ......,........ 10 90
REGULATIONS.
l. All trees, or seeds to produce
the trees, to compete, must be plant
ed upon Arbor day by the competi-
tor and such assistants as he may
employ, except where otherwise no.
ted by the premium list, and the
plantations for competition must not
average less than $500, nor more
than 1856 trees to the acre, such
trees comprising only such as are
alive and healthy on the last day of
October next succeeding Arbor Day,
upon which they shall have been
planted.
2. The competitor must count his
trees in the presence of two witness.
es in the month of October, count
ing only those which are alive) and
make affidavit before Justice of the
Peace as to the following matters:
A.-Whole number of trees plant
ed last Arbor Day and now alive.
B.-Name and number of each
kind.
Glow planted.
D.-How cultivated.
Cost of plantation.
F.-Average OF each species.
And such affidavit shall be certl-
fed to by both witnesses of the count
and the Justice OF the peace shall
certify to the identity and creiibility
of the competitor and his witnesses.
3. All trees planted to compete
for these premiums are to be for per-
manent belts or groves, and not to
sell, except as they may be necsssa.
rily trimmed out when they become
crowded.
4. The affidavits prescribed above
to be forwarded to the secretary,
whose address is appended below,
by the lst of December next after
the court of trees.
5. No clubbing or joining of tim
Der plantations upon lands owned by
different parties, for the purpose of
securing these premiums will be al
lowed.
6. Premiums will be awarded at
the next Timber Meeting after re.
ceipt of affidavits and paid to order
of party to whom awarded.
JAS. L. BuDD, Sec'y,
Shellsburg, Benton Co., Iowa.
For the purpose of obtaining sta.
tistics of timber planting for public
information all persons not compet-
ing for the above premiums, who
may make tree plantations upon Ar
Dor Day are requested to furnish the
following points of information to