The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1906-03-19
PLANTING
TREES URGED
In Few Years q Fine Shelter Belt
Might Be Formed In the
State.

/ There used TO be popular fallacy
among a certain class of people to the
effect that utility was the first consider
alton and the more homely a thing was
the greater its value Happily people
have now come to realize that a useful
thing can also be made attractive and
| the more attractive the more satisfaction
| it gives. ~
Trees in North Dakota are not only
ornamental but useful Consistent tree
planting by farmers would soon result
in a fine shelter belt being established in
a few years. ..<@f.E u,
President Worst of the agricultural
college is most enthusiastic on tree plant
ing and is one of those interested III
the upbuilding of the state who takes
the opportunity to urge such action on
the part of farmers. j.
In an interview with The Forum be-
fore leaving to join the G.. N. seed train,
President Worst urged that every farm
er make arrangements to plant few
trees every year. 8 #s = zE
Every farm should have from FIVE
to ten acres planted in forest trees" "
said President Worst. at would great
ly, improve the appearance of the land
scape and in a short time become a
source of profit. 1t has been demon
strated that five acres planted with the
right kind of trees and properly culti-
waited will, at the end of six or eight
years be more profitable than the same
area planted to wheat or other grain.
After the trees are we'll started they
need no other attention than that nee
essary to prevent fire destroying them
ut does not cost a great deal to plant
and care for five acres of timber and
the investment is one of the best land
owner can make. For looks alone it is
worth more than the cost, and for fu@
ture fence posts, fuel, ETC., five or ten
acres of timber will prove of great value.
Such varieties as American elm, soft
maple. white and green ash. blackberry
and Carolina poplar do we'll, and box
elder answers a good purpose as nurse
tree, to be removed as soon as the trees
begin to crowd each other. The Gull
tivation required is about the same as
corn should have, but cultivation be-
comes unnecessary in about five years
BY that time the shade and dead leaves
will be sufficient to keep the soil in a
loose, moist condition, such as trees
require.
Il feel certain that, all other things
being equal, quarter section of land
containing five acres of good healthy
timber five years'old, as against quar-
ter section with no trees on it will out
sell the latter three times the total cost
of the trees. If it will not, then the
buyer-well, the less said, perhaps, the
better But plant trees. They beautify
the landscape; they make both summers
and winters more agreeable; they make
the growth of small fruits possible and
they elevate the minds and hearts of
men. No equal expenditure of labor
and money will so improve the farm as
that used for the purchase, planting and
cultivation of trees for a future fuel sup
ply, shelter belts, Or for ornamentation
For explicit information as to species
that will thrive here, where obtained,
how to prepare the soil, how to plant
and how to cultivate them, write to the
agricultural college. Bulletins will be
sent on request"