American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1912-12-12

tanned The limbs are bound down ugnI SO d.
to save room In shipping Then they ara bound
together IN lunches of five, this being convenient
for both shipment and sale. They 60 to market
IN open cars that they may be kept cool and pos
sibIy damp. Otherwise their tips might wilt and
their attracsi7ensss thus be lessened. They are
sold direct from ths cars TO retailers and these
make a point Of keeping them always in the open
air
Throughout the southern states the supply Of
Christmas trees comes from the southern pine
that overruns the region Ordinarily the markets
are supplied by the wagons Of the farmers. but
in the bigger cities they come IN carload and
trainIoad lots The fir Is abundant IN Colorado.
but It grows IN high, inaccessible places. and
therefore the Douglas spruce and the ~lodgepols
pine largely take its place This is largely true
OF all the Rocky Mountain states. In California
and the other Pacific Coast states the incense
cedar and the young coast redwoods are quite
generally used as Christmas trees. The swamps
Of Michigan. Wisconsin and Minnesota furnish
the markets Of Chicago, ST. Paul, Minneapolis and
Detroit.
When the time is ready for the indoor use Of
the tree it is dug up and pared down to a graceful
piece OF earth as a base. Then a piece of can
vas or any other sort of stout cloth Is bound
about the base to prevent crumbling Of the earth
The whole Of this Is then fitted into a box or tub
and Is ready to serve It's purpose In the house.
1t Is more solid and effective indoors than the or.
binary tree and never willis or droops. II ia In
reality a living tree.
When the festivities are over the tree Is taken
to the point where it is to be planted. A hole ia
dug to Mt its base This may be successfully ac-
complished even where the ground is frozen. The
tree Is lifted from It's tub. the cloth Is taken from
around It's base and It Is fitted again into tho
earth from which it came. The protected roots
again take hold and the tree goes on growing
without even a knowledge Of its holiday expe-
Renee II Is IN no way injured.
Nurserymen specially prepare trees for inst
this purpose. Individuals may DO the same mir,
with no more explanation than that gtyen above
Trees from the native woods around any village
may have their roots pruned In advance or ,bsv
may be dug up with no preparation vhatevar
There Is a better chance Of their four,sh,ng ube,
they have been prepared for the transplan,tng
but any evergreen dug up with a BIT Of sa-h
about Its roots should grow.
mere IS also a manner OF permanently NAPKINS
trees without ~inturing them or Interfering wi-S
mel CROWN A tag fastened to a piece OF wire
-. .en@in aeeacned to a tree for a century
1"s ma oe OF metal and on It may be stamp-
co ene cate and whatever legend Is desired Ths
nome OF a growing family NAV thus he La. n;.s
. permanent monument Of all the Chrtstu.so.
ma. nave passed over the heads Of the cbiId-an
.n4t nave dwelt within t. When these -..n~-
10 me ancestral hearth in their old age thav -
- ee planuns OF the trees and the event.
~ ABOUT the occasion in question. r,c,
oentaiiy, the landscape will have hse, -,
ned and aside from the sentimental nbase - q
mucn valuable timber produced !" IT,
Inc CHRISTMAS tree industry Of the Unite.
60 Aas assumed great Proportions ana 49,
Sam Is making plans to place the ,ndns. oncie
= permanently profitable basis through rs,orso.
,ns iarge areas Incidentally the nav ,.snN.&
h ~ furnished an opportunity for hundrsd. !.
pOES and ZfrlS m oa-, ~. VI
q new way by harvesting the cones :, nones IN
trees. e"nes OF evergreen
"a nations forest land. 1000. 600
40 900 Soa covered with mature timber. Wills
80 acres are well seeded win .u"
sroNtn- This leaves 100. 900. 900 acrss young
=, * nonproductive or only partly prnsn... se
!, Is Tor this 100000 900 acres thar paoauctive'
tha, tbsv and II is upon this vast esps,s 20
ss-sa are TO De planted until the ,har anse
oeveioped into It's greatest possible = whole is
world has ever known 'oreses that the