The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-02-06

| blue bell, marguerite, wild rose, and
innumerable other varieties grow in
profusion on the hillsides and woods
everywhere In the marshes and
mountains along the coast and where
trees, moss and other vegetation do
not grow, the heather seems to have
taken possession from Cape l.inde-
lanes TO the North Cape.
The heather tLyne) by the way, is
the national flower of Norway and it
seems TO hc m full evidence every
where. and deiightfully beautiful it is
that little evergreen shrub. with its
fine purple lilac blossom, which tries
so hard 10 hold on from season to sea
son and often shows its flower through
the snow In the winter as if to say,
Il am blooming yet. am your chos
en-. national flower and am doing my
best to hold ON till new flower of
my own Kind comes on to take my
place." but. alas, it loses color during
| winter and by spring the flower is
withered and seemingly frozen up,
| though frequently still in position on
the little shrub yet trying to hold its
place till the following August when
| it blooms anew.
OF wild small fruit. the country
abounds. BIueberries, Strawberries.
raspberries and blackberries grow all
over the southern part. The apple
and plum and cherry tree grows up
TO &c degrees, north, while currents.
gooseberrios, strawberries, raspberries
and the common bilberry occur as far
north as the North Cape.
Along the southern coast, in the
proximity Of the sea, grow the follow
ing trees: Appricots. aspalia fig, Eng
lish walnut. chestnut and the acacia
as well as many other varieties not
common to this latitude: but an ac-
count of the Gulf Stream seem to sur
Vive.
What is cultivated as far to 65 de-
grees north and in the southern dis
tricts up to an altitude of ! POO feet
rye grows as far north as 60 degrees.
well into the Arctic circle, and in the
south up to an altitude of 1000 feet
barley and oats occur up to 20 de-
grees north and in the south to- an
altitude of 2l00 feet.
1t is a curious fact that barley takes
exactly the same time 600 days. to
ripen at Alton 20 degrees north lati-
tude, as at Christiana and in southern
France, which is generally explained
by the great length of the arctic days
which compensates for the lack of
warmth.
The foliage on the trees in northern
Norway is much larger than in the
southern part, while the tree itself is
smaller, the abnormal leaf develop
ment is, also. attributed to the con
tinuous sunlight; what effect the pro-
tracted light will produce on color of
flowers and the flavor of fruits is not
yet determined.
The cultivated land in Norway oc-
cupies the insignificant area of about
/ 100 square miles; while in Sweden,
there is nearly II 900 square miles in
cultivation.
OF animal life, Scandinavia includes
most Of the domestic and other ami
mails common in North America. be-
sides some which are now extinct
there, particularly those which are pc
culiar to the arctic regions. Among the
animals most characteristic of the
country are the reindeer, a very use
full animal and about the sole support
of the nomandic I.apps. Among beasts
of prey. The bear and wolf are still
| common in many parts Of Norway and
cur The government offers a bounty
| Of - kroner for the killing of one of
| these
Among the larger game is the pretty
| elk (Cervis Alces) now becoming
scarce. next to which rank the rein
| deer. which is yet to be found in wild
state. and the red deer The hand
| soonest of game birds in Norway is
| 81 Of Il.
| ing the wild turkey: then comes the
| (Aarhane) black cock, and the (Rype)
! (Ptarmigan. and the (hierpe) hazel
grouse. which are quite plentiful and
so are wild geese and ducks. Among
the latter variety. the eiderduck is
most important. which abounds in the
arctic circle. 1t is, however. protected
by the national game law and can
not be killed i'm Norway, where the
down of the female. which she uses
to line her nest. is gathered after the
young are Matched and the nest is
abandoned. This down II d II str y
brings in very considerable revenue
to the northern districts Of 'inmark
en- cartridges are rare in Norway
but very plentiful in southern sweden.
The season for shooting game closes
I III the SIjIIlS anu OIltllS August W.
! Each land owner controls the right of
/ shooting or killing OF game on his own
/ property. This right can be leased,
/ bat not permanently separated from
I th" ownership OF the land. The lease
can not exceed a term Of ten years
and i'm case Of sublettng the consent
Of the land owner is NECESSARY. Nor
way is hunters paradise, but aliens
must first Of all take a government
license, which costs 100 kroner. equal
10 about $27.G0s then the next thing
is 80 buy the privilege to shoot the
game of the landowner. The closing
time ior fishing salmon and traout is
generally from Angus 2Gth 20 May LIST,
i'm rivers and streams.
The population Of Norway is about
2200O00, corresponding about TO the
population of the state Of Iowa; that
OF sweden 5.0000r0 which CORE
spends about TO the number of PEG
Die ia Pennsylvania. The increase
iu nopulation in Scandinavia is slow
owing TO the larga emigration. The
annual increase OF Norway is about
2oUuo and in Sweden about $4,000