The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-10-09
GERMANY VS.. AMERICA.
Two Great Nations Compete
at the Worlds Fair
For the Supremacy in the Science
of Forestry.

The United States government,
contrary to all precedent, will par
ticipate in competitive exhibit at
the worlds Fair in ST. Louis. Uncle
Sam will have for his rival the Ger
man Empire. Which nations meth
DDS of forest management is best and
most practical is the problem to be
solved by actual demonstration
Two tracts of land, already partial
ly covered with trees, and each about
five acres in extent, have been as
signed to the United States and Ger
man Governments, as a laboratory
for their tests. The two lie side by
side, so that the visitor may walk
through what the Americans call
an ''arboritum" and observe all
American methods of forestry, and
then step across into what the Ger
man designates as ''forest garden"
and learn the German method.
No trees will be cut from either
tract. Rather transplanting will be
resorted to and when the Exposition
opens, miniature forests perfect in
every detail, with narrow gravel
walks winding in and out, may be
seen. Every tree that thrives in
the latitude of ST. Louis will be rep
| resented and the specimen can be
easily designated. Attached to each
tree will be an illumnium label on
which will be stamped the botanical
| and common names.
In one respect the exhibits will be
the same. Each display will en-
brace practically the same number OF
trees and they viii be practically OF
/ the same varieties. Here all similar.
| ity ceases The treatment will ac'
cord with the practices in vogue in
| the respective countries. In the
German forest garden will be repro
| duced, in the miniature, the effect:
that obtain in the forests of the
Fatherland, and the story of how the
wonderful forests of that wonderful
country have been preserved through
ages and renewed from time to time
will be told by practical demonstra
tions.
The exhibits will be in charge O.
most expert foresters to be found il
the two countries. Interest will no
.
cause they represent all that is bes
in the forestry of both countries
but because of the practical demon
stration tests that will be mad,
every day of the Exposition. Tree
will be transplanted and the mos
approved apparatus for this worl
will be shown in actual operation
Trees will be pruned and trained, an,
all of the implements used will be
part of the exhibit. Trees will b
inoculated with disease, and wheI
the disease is fully developed tn
: most approved treatment will be &C
: corded the affected trees. Careful
= data will be kept on all such experi
ments and the results will be mad
known, together with full descriI
I tion of the treatment in order tina
4 the preservation of the forests ma
/, be accomplished.
Forests probably have more deadl
foes in the insect world than the
have in the axe of the woodman, an
: far more difficult to circumvenI
This will afford an exhibit of e,
ceptional interest. Collections c
l insect enemies to trees will be gatl
| cred and kept carefully isolated
/ On occasions best adapted to exper
q ments that will reveal all of the e
fects of the destroying powers c
the insect, and the efficacy of tn
+, treatment to be given, the insect
E will be released and permitted to a
Z tack the trees. Then sprays washt
and other treatments will be resor
ed to. Some valuable experimen:
will be made every day and full d.
= tails may be had of the process an
= results.
Il Much rivalry exists between til
German and American forestcIs an
each class will do all in their powt
to prove that their methods are TIL
best.