The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1915-12-30
OUR FORESTS
AN INTERESTING AND INSTRUCTIVE cHATAQUA PAPER READ BEFORE
THE PERIAN CIRCLE BY ITS AUTHOR
By Mr.. II. NJ.

ByMrH
The which shall read you afternoon is on
subject which importance the people of the United
States The forests of country, their
vaon, make problem that none our well
fare concerned Without dire predca
ment in fact would They control or partially
1.-THE by which they should be suddenly
swept away, would burn up.
Among many performed by the forests are the fol-
lowing a) They draw from the atmosphere which
would otherwise prevent from existing M They the
headwa,e OF (c) They act as shield for
the wind, (d furnish us with the
for fuel and shelter.
Originally they territory and were divided
mo two great the Eastern Atlantic
Western Pacific Forest These separated by the great
treees plains which the Mississippi of the
Rocky Mountains and which extend from Texas
The Eastern Forest consisted of regions v1z the
northern belt of 1r extending thru England
and New York the southern belt of coners extending from the
Potomac River along the Atlantic Coast Florida
along the Gulf of Mexico thru Texas; and
the great deciduous forest. lying between two
The Western Forest great legs one street
ching down the Rocky Mountain Range along the
Pacific Coast
This is the they originally covered Originally but
snt owing to the earnest endeavors of the lumber
coupled with the of fire parasites
imal and humaD). they have been greatly depleted.
Now let forest is You might saw it is
assembage Of different and let that
it is organism living. breathing organism By this
that the that relation to each
other This relationship which they have for each other
of the help and hindnc they afford Coupled this are the
soil and clmae-agely making-whch give the
trees their present shape and habits of growth
made of three distinct par roots which
anchor the ground and draw SOIL b
The trunk which the leaves and
the nourishment and from the leaves 0 The
composed of the leaves branches and buds The
ed form huge which factors affect
ing forest he viz. the soil. temperature, light
Every of has respect the
bove mentioned factors and for that species
will flourish and thrive another
The first mentioned, the SOIL all important
the life and of species trees REQUIRE
soils for that you great variety
there will find good rich so but where only
Species there soil for the species was
the only The great deal to do in
determining the soi fact furnishes ingredients
which make it, does this by shedding SUI
perAuou wood which then and the
in holds the moisture which furnishes noushment
Temperature important factor Some trees such
the birch and white only cold regions
Others rubber and cypress require tropical climate
While the effects the forests by
them certain extent You will you step
the forest how much cooler This caus
ed by the which the
and holds coos the air in another by drawing
of heat and then again by Transportation
the heat for this because heat required
the moisture held by the forest at
night by acting check to the radiation of heat.
The moisture which the draw from soil and at
mophee makes what might life blood of the
1t the moisture that enables the grow expand
until reaches its standard height and strength
thru Seeding sapng pole STANDARD
And in all these q the stimulator
In order have the needed supply moisture at hand
the forest floor provided This mentioned is made
the fallen leaves superfous
all forms of huge which holds until
qured by the
To show how Nature utizes all the benefit
of ALL this of moisture the