The San Francisco call., 1909-05-28
GLENN COUNTY'S
EUCALYPTUS
Meets the Unqualified Ap-
prOvaI of the Honorable
John Isaac
For Many Years Member and
Secretary of State Board
of Horticulture


The following letter, written by the
a member and secretary of the Cali
fornia state board of horticulture,
places the unqualified stamp of expert
approval on the character Of eucaIyp-
tus planting done by The Forest Syn
dieste Of sss Pacific building. on its
great plantations at Willows. Glenn
county. The letter was written by Mr..
Isaac 10 Town and Country Journal of
this city. after an exhaustive exami-
nation OF The Forest Syndicate's work,
made at the request of Town and Coun-
try Journal for that periodicals own
use and information Publication is
permitted through the courtesy OF Mr..
". G. Bohannen. publisher of Town
and Country Journal. as indicative of
the high grade work done by The For
est Syndicate:
REDWOOD CITY. Cal. March s. 1909.
". G. BohanHan, ESQ San Francisco,
Cal
Dear Sir. In answer TO your request
for 2 report on the condition Of work
on the lands OF The Forest Syndicate.
near Willows. Glenn county. would say
shat At your request 1 visited this
tract on April IS. and at that time
found & large force Of men at work
planting red gums. All the Obtaina bic
men were at work So in number at
that time. and every effort was being
made 10 get as large part OF the
Syndicate tract planted during favor
able weather as possible.
At this point the Syndicate owns two
sections ef land and also has another
- r@E f-r1 a
from this. At the time OF my visit
between 400 and 500 acres OF the first
tract had been planted and IL was the
endeavor Of Mr.. French. the superin-
tendeut 10 get as large z portion of
this trsst in during the present season
as possible II is probable that this
viii be somewhere between 500 and
500 acres
The greatest care was being exer-
cised in the planting and all unpromis-
ing plants were rejected. Every young
tree was planted with ball OF earth,
so that the roots should not be ex-
posed. and the greatest care was be-
ing taken 10 insure their growth. The
whole force was at work during my
visit and the work was being done
under the eve OF careful and skilIful
foreman.
In company with the superintendent
made careful inspection OF that
portion already planted and found the
young trees growing nicely and not
over > per cent Of failures This was
a Temsr rka bic showing, as even with or
chard trees ; per cent is not a large
estimate for missed trees
The country in which the Syndfcate's
tract is situated is a level plain In the
Sacramento valley. requiring neither
grading nor Ievelfng- The soil is
deep alluvium. with sn admixture OF
worked and Of great fertility There
IS no reason why the eucalyptus should
nor do well in this tract as both soil
and climate are especially suited to
their growth To emphasize the adapta-
binty OF this section TO such growth
viii state that all the surrounding
FARMS have groves Of greater or less
extent Of these trees growing and no
where in California have ever seen
q better growth In the town OF VIII
lows which is near the tract and on
the same quality Of land the eucaIyp-
tus is 4 common sidewalk shade tree
and here are specimens from two to
three feet in diameter and of compare
lively recent growth.
As The Forest Syndicate has abund-
ant and good financial backing. with
the land under its control. the natural
conditions for forest growth, the active
and Intelligent manner in which they
are now working, there is no reason
why this enterprise should not be one
OF the greatest successes OF the day
Yours very truly,
lSigned) JOHN ISAAC.