Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-01-16

tanned. The limbs bound down tlgn' 30 o.
to save room In shipping. Then they aIe o
together in punches of FIVE, this being conVehten.
for both shipment and sale They go W ina'
in omen cars that they may be Kept cooi anu p
sibly damp otherwise their tips might wiz On"
tbeir attractiyeness thus be lessened. They are
cold direct from the cars to retailers ana these
make a point of keeping them always III 'he ope
air. A. ,,r,,v NJ
throughout the southern states the supply Va
Christmas trees comes from the southern pi.o
that oyerrlns the region Ordinarily the marke's
are supplied by the wagons OF the farmers ou.
o., the bigger cities they come In carload anu
tr.irIoad lots The fir Is abundant In Coorauo
hut Il grows In high inaccessible places anu
therefore the Douglas spruce ana the iousepo'o
nine largely take its place. This Is largely 'rue
of all the Rocky Mountain states In Cailiorn'a
and the other Pacific Coast states 'he inee '.,.
cedar and the young coast redwoods are quite
Generally used as Christmas trees. the swamps
=, Nichigan Wisconsin and Minnesota 1urnlsn
tho markets of Chicago St. Paul. Minneapolis ana
Detroit :,
when the time is ready for the indoor use OF
the tree II is dug up and pared down 10 eraceiu'
Micro Of earth as base. Then piece OF can
vas or any other sort Of stout cloth Is oounu
hout tho base to prevent crumbling OF the earth
Tho whole OF this is then fitted into box or tuo
ond ia ready to serve its purpose In the mousse
II ia more solid and effective indoors than the OF
binary tree and never willis or droops IL ID III
reality living tree.
When the festivities are over the tree Is taRer
IN the point where 1t is to be planted mole il
duq IN At its base This may be successfully &C
comnlIshed even where the ground Is frozen. I'M
tree is lifted from its tub the cloth is taken iron
around its base and 1t Is fitted again lnto III
earth from which it came. The protected root
again take hold and the tree goes on CROWN
without even knowledge OF lts hohuay eAp'
rience 1t Is in way injured
Nurserymen specially prepare trees for Jus
this purpose individuals may do the same thin
with no more explanation than that given above
Trees from the native woods around any yiilas
NAV have their roots pruned In advance or the
may be dug up with no preparation whateve
There is a better chance OF their Jhourisning "ne
thew have been prepared for the transplantin
But any evergreen dug up win a pit Vi ear
about its roots should grow.
There is also manner of permanently markln
trees without injuring them or interfering VIII
their growth tag fastened to piece OF WI
will remain attached to tree for centur
This tag may be OF metal and on 1t may be STAN
ed the date and whatever legend Is desired III
home of growing family may thus be lett WI
permanent monument OF all the Christmas
that have passed over the heads OF the chiidr'
that have dwelt within 1t. When these retu
to the ancestral hearth In their old age they CT
recall the planting of the trees and the even
that hover about the occasion III quee'" AZ
,, dentally, the landscape will have been beau
= fed and aside from the sentimental phase OF
much valuable timber produced.
The Christmas tree industry Of the Unit
States has assumed great proportions and un'
!, Sam is making plans to place the Industry up
permanently profitable basis through retore
ing large areas. Incidentally the new indust
. . has furnished an opportunity for hundreds
. boys and girls to earn their Christmas money
y new way by harvesting the cones of evergre
a trees.
- OF the nations forest land, 6o,OO0,OOo acl
. are TODAY covered with mature timber VIII
40OOOOOO acres are well seeded with you
- growth This leaves 1OO,OOO0OO acres that
- either nonproductive or only partly product
It is for this 100,0OO,00O acres that seed are
be gathered and 1t is upon this vast eXpai
~ that they are to be planted until the whole
=, developed into its greatest possible yielding ca
city, making It one Of the finest forests that
=, world has ever known