The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1876-03-30
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THE MIMI, FOREST 7 zsASSUCI IATION
ao1ser sver $4,000 In Preniuuas for lho
;, EnceoFo9cmenta |! a. il Forest Tree
8 PlaatfnEln NIinnesota, for,1s7e, + !

for the second greatest number as above,
not less : than h z. coo cuttings, or 1900
For third greatest number, as above,
not less than 5000 o+s<$ings, or I, 900 trees,
$500. j::]s'I +: :si.,s:EI' e.: ~ >.,s'
Fourth greatest number, not less than
LOCO cuttings; or 500 trees, $780,. 7
To the boy or girl, under IA years old,
in each county in Minnesota, who plants
the greatest number as above, not less
than 1000 cuttings, OF 1000 trees, $500.
Second greatest number not less than
1000 cuttings. or: 500 trees. copy Of
Minneapolis Weekly Tribune, one year,
THE BANNER COUNTY.
The county planting the greatest
number Of trees and cuttings, all kinds,
during the planting season, to be known
rs the Banner County, and to have all
it's premiums doubled.
-, CENTENNIAL MEDAL
To the boy or girl under ten years old,
in each: county in the State, who plants
not less than ten trees or twenty cut.
tings, suitable badge, or Centennial
medal. -
k1ONEER.PRE83 PREMIUMS.
A copy of the weekly Pioneer. Press,
for one year, to the man in each county
who is awarded the $40 Premium of the
tate Forestry Association.
DELANo swEEPsrAKEs
One premium $4,000 to the man, his
wife and children, who, in any one Of the
strictly prairie counties of Minnesota,
plants during the planting season, Of
spring Of 1876, the most trees and cut
tings, all kinds. This prize to be contest.
ed for annually for five successive years
and premium payable each year. The
man who wins it to be the Champion
Tree Planter Of Minnesota.
The Pio,aeerP Press also offers . copy of
the Daily Pioneer Press to the winner
Of the "Delano Sweepstakes" thus max.
ing tho winner Of this prize, the recipient
of $4,000.
ST. PAUL DISPATCH PREMIUMS.
Ten copies daily Dispatch. A copy to
the man in each Of the following counties
in Minnesota, to wit Is: Cottonwood. No.
bles, Rock, Murray, Lac qui Parle, Big
Stone, Stevens, Grant, Wilkin and Lyon,
who plants the greatest number-not
less than $4,000 cuttings or 5000 trees
during the entire planting season of 1875,
closing May Is.
MISCELLANEOUS PREMIUMS,
Of suitable value to parties making the
best planting of oil kinds of forest tree
seeds. The Association appreciate to
their full value evergreens and Larch. and
recommend extensive planting, particu-
larly of Scotch and Austrian Pine, White
Spruce and European Larch, believing
they will be able to pay liberal premiums
for the same.
RAILROAD PREMIUMS.
The 1st Division St. Paul & Pacific R.
R. Co., offer to the man. his wife and
children, in any one of the priarie coun.
ties bordering on their lines ofroad, who
plants the most trees or cuttings, not less
than 1000 cuttings, or $500 trees, Of all
kinds. on Arbor Day, free pass for him.
self and wife to St. Paul and return.
RULES AND REGULATIONS.
- lst.-No trees or cuttings planted sa
above, to be allowed to contest for any of
the above premiums except such as are
alive and in healthy growing condition,
and showing evidence Of care and cultiva.
t1Ou tAlG uOuGA VI OCLOUGT lltAk 8laEr
Arbor Day.
2d.-Each competitor to plant his own
trees, but IN case of sickness or unavoid-
able absence on Arbor Day he can en-
ploy a substitute.
3d.-All trees, cuttings or seeds to pro.
duce the trees to compete for above priz'
es, must be planted on Arbor Day Except
otherwise mentioned), by the competitor,
or such substitutes as he may employ.
and the plantation for competition, must
not average less than $500 nor more than
1856 trees to an acre.
4th.-The competitor must count his
trees and cuttings and send report of
number planted to the secretary of this
Association on or before the first day Of
June next.
5th.--The competitor must in the
month of October next succeeding Arbor
Day, in the presence of two witnesses,
count his trees counting only such as
are alive) and make affidavit before \
Justice Of the Peace or any Office au.
thorized to administer oaths, IS to the
following matters:
A.-Whole number Of trees planted
last Arbor Day and now alive.
B.-Name and number of each kind.
C.-how planted.
D.--How cultivated.
E.--Cost Of plantation.
F.-Average size of each species.
And such affidavit shall be certified 60
by both witnesses of the count; and the
officer administering tho oath shall Ger.
tify to the identity and credibility Of the
competitor and his witnesses.
6th.--All trees planted to compete for
these premiums are to be for permanent
belts or groves, and not to sell, except as
they may be necessarily thinned out
when they may have become crowded.
:, ,'7th.-The af8davits prescribed above
to be forwarded to the secretary at St.
Paul BY tho first day of December next
after, the count of the trees.
8th.-No clubbing OF joining of timber
plantations upon lands owned by differ.
ent parties, for the purpose of securing
the premiums, will be allowed; every
tub must stand on its own bottom.
0th.-Premiums will be: awarded at the
annual session Of the association, com:
mencing on the second Tuesday Of Jan.
uary next after receipt Of afi1avits, and
paid to order Of party to whom awarded.
For the purpose Of obtaining statistics
oftimber planting, for public information,
all persons not competing for the above
premiums, who may make tree plsnt
atoms, are requested to furnish the fol
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