Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-21
TREES AROUND THE HOME.

In an Illuminating address delivered
before the Minnesota State Hortlcul'
tural society. Mrs Lydia Phillips VIII
liams chairman OF the forestry COM
mittse OF the general federation OF
women's clubs, chose as her subject
the Farm Woodlot, or, as she expressed
il, Forestry as Related TO the Farm.
In dealing with this question she set
forth the really close relationship be-
tween this one phase Of forestry ana
the home--a feature not very generally
recognized as OF any particular im-
/ portance
Forestry as Related 10 the Farm
/ Since the phrasing Of the subject
/ is such a happy concelt' she said. i
| should Ike 10 trace the knship closely
! between forestry ana the farm or the
] home, for farm Is bat d synonym for
! home aud houe must be something
/ more than treeless acreage and q
| sun -scorched shelter II sons and
| daughters are 10 remain contentedly
| beneath the rooftree.
We recall a drive on our treelesS
border from GAINESVILLE 90 Fergus
Falls and as We passed some ~ those
sunbaked dust blown Wind-swept.
shelterless abodes OF desolation. with
plowed ground reaching TO the very
dOorsteps, we could but eXclaim: 4
should 90 raying mad II obliged To live
here The following dav We were
taken through the asylum al Fergus
Falls, ana We asked. Where do al!
Of those women patients come from,
and what Is the cause OF their inSau-
ity? ana received the answer. They
come from Just slcn homes as you saw
yesterday that you said would drive
you to madness OyerWOrk. mono
tony, and lack of cooling shade and
restful coloring is the cause Of much
insanity. Is 10 not ruer economy for
state and nation 20 spend millions for
forestry and irrigation rather than
build Warehouses and people them with
our producing ponulation?
Forestry as Related TO the FARM!
Why the kinship IL so close and so
necessary from every viewpoint we
ran no more divorce the two IN thought
than We can disassociate home and
mother. What are the enhanced values
that will survive the collapse Of
boom and prove a permanent asset?
To Would-be purchaser what I'M
provements appeal 10 him the strong
est. pretentious house or a simple
cottage with Woodlot well under way.
that shall furnish future fencing fuel
and building material, a fruit orchard.
a highway frontage Of trees. a flower
ing hedgerow for bees and a few fine
food trees for birds And these latter
are as essential as the former n we are
To have honey 10 eat and birds music to
delight the ear.
We are startled at such facts as
these that the earth would become
a desert In nine years but for the in
sect-esting birds that the bollWeevil.
now costing Texas $4,000. 600 annu-
ally. threatens the entire cotton crop
OF the country and its dcntudent in
dusiries,' that 'unintelligeut lumber
ing and consequent FIRE and food
threaten the wood and water supply
Where shall We look for help? The
homes Of Minnesota that today furnish
the students 0f our agricultural col
lege realize the vital, necessary rela-
ton which must exist between the
different phases 81 forestry and the
farm. and IN this student body rests
our hope for the future
Forestry as Related 10 the Farm,
Why. Il is like some great Bible text
or grand bit Of imagery that breaches
It's own sermon. delivers It's own mes
sage and needs no exposition. because
II is a masterpiece IN itself fun Of
suggestive lessons and pictures Of
prosperity, beauty. and contentmcnt
over against a sub-bllstered shelter
IL presents a cool. lesf-shadee cottage.
over against a firing stretch Of plowed
ground or wide area Of pasturage. with
its complement 81 hot thirsty herbs.
II presents varied landscape, single
tree or family groups. offering CRATE
ful shade 20 man and beast. while not
far distant rises the leafy grove with
its berry patches. while birds and
bees are busy storing up for their
contribution % sweetness and song.
II not so far afeld would our vision
old maple on the lawn fur .
nishes the picture OF a hot, midsummer /
afternoon. Beneath the grateful shade I
the babe IN the cradle. famed BY tho I
cooling breezes. sleeps on. while the I
contents 81 mothers meudlng basket I
are gradually reduced. Father catches /.
p restful nap after the midday meal F.
or reads his last farm journal. Klttie .
! lays az Housekeeping with her dolls, .
Jack mends his cart or swings I'm the .
hammock. while the future club wom-
an. perched IN the branches or wide old |
ICtch Of the maple, wandeTs with Alice .
In Wonderland
II 4 be a winter scene, the picture
s scarce less attractive or Jess indebt-
81 10 the forest contribution. for the
swapping and cracking and pungent
and resinous fragrance and rosy glow
rom the wide-mouthed fireplace are
il' furnished by the birch. beech. ma
)le hickory and pine knots from the
nome wOOdlot The very thought Of
such inviting warmth makes ones OIL
'actory nerves repudiate the heat blend
Z coal tar and laundry suds many of
,ur steam and hot-water plants furnish
Is poor denizens ~ the town. Finally I
as I have said, the text breaches It's
lwn sermon-there should be no farm
Without rs woodlot
AS regards the work Of the fedora
ion ~ Womeu's Clubs IN the matter Of
orestry was added 20 our work only
hree years ago. but the committee
questions n any other department. OF the
.eneral federation can show so great
10 Increase Of interest during the three
ears as that Of forestry Thirty-eight
tRtes have. where u was not already I
department Of work. added forestry. |
nd the committees are enthusiastically |
preading the propaganda OF tree plant /
lg. forest preservation. and Irrigation. .
axe a prairie FIRE. interest among state
-derations IN national and state move
cents Tor the preservation o. large
locks Of forests Is spreading and blsz-
" up here and there, from the cypress
roves ~ California TO the spruceclad
.opes Of New Hampshire.
FORESTRY as aUprehended IN our work
,vers both arboriculture and scientific ,
,restry. A very general activity Is
lanifest throughout the length and
readth 81 the country IN arboriculture,
r tree planting for decorative pur-
oses. parks and cemeteries
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