Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-10-05
ArbOr Day.

Every man, woman and child in Cali
fornia of physical capacity ought to
plant tree on the 9th of November
and care for it until it can care for itself.
Now, this is small thing to do for the
individual, but the aggregate beneficial
result will be very great. Suppose 2OO,-
900 trees are planted, and that only
100, 900 come to maturity, that number
of sound trees will have direct influence
upon the climate and soil. Repeated
FIR five or six years we will have along
the north side of most farms wind breaks
of inestimable value; in moist sections
the result will be less appreciable than
in the valley, where the humidity of the
atmosphere will be increased and the
temperature lowered. In low lands the
soil will be cleared Of undue moisture,
and in dry places greater precipitation
by rain secured. Upon the coast and 10
warmer atmospheres there will be full
compensation in several ways, just as
there will be in high attitudes. We
cannot now consider in detail the posi-
tive beneficial effects of the planting,
and recite the equalizing effects on eli.
mate, the increase of wood supply, the
protection to man and beast, the contri.
button to health, the driving out of ma
larial influences, the beautifying of the
landscape, etc. Tree-planting and cul-
ture will have its moral and social
effect and engage the thoughts Of the
children in the State in directions that
will broaden their intelligence, quicken
thought, inspire them with goodly senti-
ment and encourage them in public
spirited enterprises. The thing now to do
is to arrange for q supply OF trees. Hap
PLY these are easily and cheaply pro-
cured, and of the best varieties. There
is scarcely q family in all the State that
cannot afford by the last of November
to procure young orange, lemon, mr.,
walnut, elm or other ornamental shade
or fruit.bearing tree. Just as far as
possible these ought to be set out along
public highways, and upon the north
side of farm tracts. They should be
protected by boxes or stakes, wired
about securely to prevent damage from
rowing stock, and the soil should be well
and deeply loosened, cleared OF other
growth and in all ways made fit for the
new occupant. Children should be en-
couraped to name the trees singly or in
small groves, and compete with each
other in securing the best results.
When they come to manhood and wo'
manhood they will look upon these trees
and groves Of trees they have 50 named
with utmost pride and satisfaction.
MIR. Adolph Sutro, wealthy citizen
of San Francisco, comes forward with a
proposition to furnish 10000 children in
San Francisco with 10000 trees to plant
on Arbor Day in that city. Five years
hence these 10000 trees, or If but half
are cared for and live, the 20, 900 will be
recognized blessings by all the people
of the metropolis. There are other citi.
zens who can and probably will provide
some thousands of trees for the children
in other sections, while tens OF thou
sands will prefer to select their own
trees and pay for them the few cents
they will cost, At all events, let the
Arbor Day in California be q real one,
and let every citizen who feels an inter.
est in the State do something toward
making the Inauguration success
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