The Globe-republican., 1906-04-05
FORESTRY STATION WORK..


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Il. 3. BsaubIen 81 Dodgs CITY, state
forestry conmlssIonsr, 4 here today op
official business preparatory to beginning
lths animal abipmsnls 81 Young trees 10
ths tanners Il Western Kansas frcm me
state forestry ssaiioDs Il Dodge CITY and
IOgaIlah. "ws have approximately one
million y0l,ng trees resdy Tor shipment
this ysas.'' ND Nj. BeanbIen tbls morn
TX. s.and u that 1 an afraId that We will
not have enongh 10 inert the demand"
\ "TorA IbnE time The state forestry
commissioner has observed a ruIA that 800
Isrsea shonld b shs maximum number to.
DO shipped n one individual When the
orders ~ Al II. II our supply will per-
INIT, W. fnrnlah thosr whU hAvu xsked for
! greater number " many more ~ we
|can without decentralization The trees
are prepared for shIpmsnt u the forestry
citations and delivered TO the depots but
me psrson who asts them must pay the
frslshi. That Il alI The state requires AZ
though assume that the forestry com
|mlsslonsr should uss bis Discretion a. to
ssnding tsses whore they will DO the most
gosd. y that | mean thlt Il should be
: part efhis business to put them Ii sDe
hands Of men who will take care Of them.
However, the commissioner must be
careful 10 the distribution Of trees or b.
viii get hlmself limo serious trouble For
Instance. have one order from western
Kansas farmer for $4,000 trees. or
course can not give Cne man that many
trees. SILL the order shows that West
srn Kansas 10 nightly interested In the
trss business. For long time It was
considered that trees conId nat be ~
scssfnliy grown 10 the short grass coun-
Try. think the work Of the state 1t the
forestry stations has shown that Western
Ksssas can grow trees II an intelligent
EFFORT 10 made. At any rate Western
Kassas farmers are convinced that trees
can n grownia country which popular
opinion : few years ago pronounced un-
productive.
"This year We send out maple, catalpa,
ash and Usage orange trees. These trees
haze bssn found best adapted to Western
Kansas. Tho popularity Of the catalpa Il
surprising. lam thoroughly convinced
that care ID all thas Il needed TO make o.
talpa groves profitable In most portions
| Of Wssssrn Kansas.
"fhs more 20 Into this work the
more am oonviscsd that the forestry
STATEN work q the state 10 important and
| thss u will play % important part 10 the
dsvslopsmens Of the short grsss' coun-
| Try II 10 he same sort Of work that the
Department Of Agriculture Il doing at
wsshisgion bat It 10 closer to the people
/ and conditions VI our own state. Itsaems
| to - after years work In this depart
psns ihst the state can afford to spend
more money thsnit Is now doing In the
ensouragsmsnt Of tree culture"
A year ago when the state society Of
horticulture met 10 Topeka the legislative
committee recommended the abolishnent
| Of the efiss Of the state forestry com.
misslonsr. II was the intention to place
|shs work under the direction Of the sx-
pertinent station q The state agricultural
college. An attsmpt 70 sscurs the enact
|msnt Of Law carrying this recommend
alton Into effect was made at the last
session Of ne Legislature. The effort
failed. Mr.. Bsaubisn has done much
within the Lass year 10 restore the forest.
y commissioners once 10 the confidence
OF the hortiCulturists Of the state however,
aDa ihsy are oil cooperating with him
nou. -TOpska Herald.