Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-24

marvellous tranHforrnamun. L
came Co NeDraska In the fan
or lb'l The whole land was an
AsslAN nnnitF of prairie The emerald
- or the eartA touched the blus
Of the heavens iu the far away horizon.
with nothing 90 intercept the meeting.
Your vision wearird at the vast and limit
less ~panse- with not a tree 90 greet your
eye. Your vision went on and on you
kept looking for something that was not
there
And al this While the rich soil was hun-
grv for trees; when planted ana cared for
their growth was astonishing stand am ar,
eminence and look over YORK; and see what
trees have done for this place and this IN a
sample of what has been done for other
localities. When I c8me here there was not
B .iea or shrub on tine town site IT. was
& bare prairie. with plenty of room for
"a Town There were six rnauticg three ~
them soddies and aIl NJ them Of the Door
est construction. Immediately we began 20
plant I remember brought some wnits
willow stakes and sot thcm out. Thev vers
about six feet TAIL Z planted them deep.
and how they grew, They made a complete
wind break around by half block They
were all cut away fifteen years ago and
averaged two feet in diameter. They grew
10 fast they threatened 20 devour the earth;
they Invaded the garden and the garden
or ths trees had TO 90.
talpas which r planted thirty years
a&of would make fair saw logs. There
ars several cuttuuwoods here that would
cut over LOoo feet or lumber apiece and
they have Just begun TO grow ASH. Elm
maple, buxelder and honey locusts have
made amazing growth. York is now a
forest city, completely embowered with
grand trees. when the fierce gales are
blowing I remember how the winds
swept through the town and ragged over
the nrair1es Now IN a hiEn wind there
IS comparative calm, so complete is the
protection afforded
The Terror OF the yurserymnna
Nothing but everbrowns.' said an old
settler. you can't raise ever-reens in
Nebraska" We are raising them here by
tie hundreds OF thousands. They ara tle
terror OF the nurseryman. They must be
sold Young or go on the brush pile
have had the famous bull pine grow two
feet in four years and then IL was just
ready to make from one to two feet a
year. Here ara splendid Austrian pines
I planted myself. that would make good
saw logs. We have touched in all these
the decreasing lumber supply that in a
few years We can raise evergreen barns
which will afford fine protection in our
dry winters. two rows Of trees around a
fourth OF an acre viii soon give fine
shelter away ahead of the barbed wire
fence. 50 generally used.
We find evergreers well adapted to our
soil and climate. The pinus ponderusa or
bull pine is a Nebraska product. Once
established it will resist any amount Of
dr-T weather The Austrian makes a fine
growth. For the eastern and northern
portions OF the state the pack pine is Civ
ing great satisfaction.
Trees have done wonders for the sand
hills. proving what can hs accomplished.
Once established. even on bare sandhills.
they ara now making two feet year and
in thirty or forty years will make good
saw logs. SO that lands now worth only
81 or s. per acre can in time reach a valus
OF 600
There are almost limitless possibilities
OF wealth here. We know a young Kin
Raider who raised 120Oo bull pine trees
from two pounds OF seed. These he raised
in the open as easily as he would raise
peas or onions. Experiments made by
several persons prove that with little
outlay a man can raise forty acres Of
pine trees which will soon give shelter
to his stock So with evergreens You have
choice specimens for your yard. fine
groves and shelter belts for your farm
yards and splendid wind breaks to keep
out the fierce north winds.