Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-01-29

as time went on aud the big forests
used to see In my boyhood out west
disappeared felt as though there was
something strangely missing. and then
| heEan 20 think agsin, hard. and sud-
denly il oil dawped on me-reforesta-
tiou. We needed to replace the things
which were gone"
Mr. Gaylor spoke Of President Reose-
vets interest In forestry ard said:
His administration has agitated the
couatrY frsn ceuter to circumference,
and possibly one OF the greatest things
he has done, in my humble opinion, is
the calling Of the recent meeting Of
governors and the conservation deiib-
erasiops. 10 particular tu forestry"
Have yeu called on the president at
all"
Ne. l have not. But here il letter
Of Introduction TO hin given NE by the
governor Of Colorado when came
here to Washington hast May. You
see" continued Mr.. Gsyler. 1t was
my original intention to go to South
America tor toe purpose Of studying
and writing Oh the agricultural and
forest conditions Of the republics down
there. but | had to give II up on ae-
count Of my age and health. ! didn't
realize that years were telling on me
until reached Washington. And then
ii was ! found out that I'd have to
torege the tropical trip. Ny letter to
= M, nh 70 20 r1ruSnnead ha.
fore left as one probably interested
In the things which attracted me there
u liked the eity very well. You see
I had never seen the raPisaI Of the na-
ton before. So stayed. After I'd
been here a month or more the idea
occurred TO ne to take advantage Of
the many seeds from the trees here
going TO waste and show in q practical
wsy what could be accomplished with
them
How AID where did you gather the
seedsF''
WHY. when they began dropping !
.ust went out with broom aud a. bag
swept them up. brought them here.
Leaned them and put them away until
] was ready to plant them. gathered
forty-eight sacks Of about one and Z
half bushels each. and twenty-five Of
these sacks planted The others are
here Row far the spring or next fall.
Il gathered the aeorns for white and
chestnr, oak IT Arlington. the linden
seeds came fren along Massachusetts,
avenue principally between Eighteeath
ana twentieth streets. the Norwa!
maple from the same locality, the ash
seeds from down between the White
House and the treasury. the honey
locust cut near z and Thirsieth streets
IL Georgetown. and other seeds in dif.
feren. paris Of the city. 1t was very
easy. Just like recreation. Sometimes
Id get children to help me. but not
often. One or tive varieties couldn't
6nd here In Washington I picked up
near Falls Church. They were princi'
pally hickory nuts and sugar maple"
What seeds nave you planted 30
far"
About 100000 white oak, American
linden, Norway maple. ash aud honey
locust. Those have here are chest
nut. oak. sugar maple hickory. coffee
bean. black locust. eatalpa, yellow
wood. sycamore aud yellow popisr As
l said before, III probably plaus these
next spring or fall ~ -.
And where do you magine ] plant
ed these feeds? Why, In Z pear or.
chsrd with 500 pear trees. 200 small
cherry trses aHd several small patches
of strawberries and blackberries. The
trees stand freM twelve 10 sixteen feet
spart. and in this space ia where the
ssstis went. four separate rows BE-
tween each row Of trees That is strict
land economy.
Il went Sss there Only recently and
tsuAA ~ sasEls snReSsine and every