The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1901-02-21


recommend the honey locust, white
ash, saphora or yellowwood, hack
berry, elm, box elder, Russian olive,
and silver maple. The borers are
destroying the black locust north of T
the Smoky river, but in this section
they have not made their appearance,
and probably viii not. We distribute
from the Dodge station more black /
locust than all other varieties com /
bined. While the cottonv ood is /
undoubtedly native of the plains, /
its nativity is confined to the low
lands along the streams. My expert |
ence has been that it requires more |
water for successful growing than
any other variety / know of.
I would not recommend it except
when it is intended for pasture
shade along watercourses.
No one who is lover Of the beau
tiful can question the wisdom of our
lawmakers in establishing our for
estry stations. Their beneficient and
beautifying influence is manifested in
the young and thrifty groves of for
est trees where, ten years ago, there
was but the open expanse of sky and
grass, until the eye grew weary of
the never-ending monotony. Where
once the prairie dog and coyote held
undisputed sway, today can be heard
the song of the mocking bird, the
thrush. and the redbreast, they
nest and rear their young in our arti-
fetal groves. These changes have
been brought about by experimen al
perseverance, and the forestry sta
tions have been most necessary fac
tor.
! find tree planting and tree cul-
ture to be infectious; when once
started or begun in a community, by
some individual more enterprising
than his neighbor, it is but a short
time until the whole landscape is
dotted with artificial forests. A
friendly rivalry stimulates each to
outdo his neighbor. We have filed
this season, from the Dodge station,
more than 1000 orders; from the
Ogallah station, over 600. OF the
1000 orders sent out. only three per-
sons refused to take them. Former
ly, am told, there were great many
1 OOS
after ordering. 1t Is different now.
The people who send in their appli-
cations for trees mean to plant them
and grow them. This can be seen,
not only on the farms but IN nearly
every city, town and hamlet in West
ern Kansas.
The parks at both forestries have
made a wonderful growth the last
year At the Dodge station, the
fine growth, and from present ap-
pearapces there will be double the
amount grown in any previous year
The OgaIlah station has been unfor-
tunate in being visited by three hail
storms, at different times. The last
one, on the night of the 17th of June
: proved the most disastrous.
We have replanted each time. and
, hope to raise sufficient trees for dis
, tribution, but should the Ogallah sta
, ton fail. there will be plenty to sup
. ply the demands from Dodge, if the
;, elements do not interfere.
: The black locust tree, north of the
: Smoky river, has been attacked b,
b borers for the past few years to sucl
an extent that there was considerable
alarm as well as inquiry made abou
S stopping its ravages. Inquiry was q
i once instituted by myself as to th
II best method of Kidding the country O
k them I received at least a half doz
s en- receipts. but after applying sam
# without results we had to come bacl
e to first principles, and a very cheaI
e and simple remedy; that is, thicl
If coat of whitewash. Mix in a doubl
d handful of salt to each bucket Q
II wash, and whitewash the trees iron
y their very roots as high up as you ca
ls reach. This covors the borers ths
t, are already in the tree and exclude
te the air SO that they perish, and n
e, other will venture near as long as tn