The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-04-07
Giving Arbor Day Practical Tarn.

The annual proclamation OF tho
| Governor reminds us that Arbor Day
falls On Friday. the It'll OF April. Il
calls on people irrespective of age Oh
sex 10 aid the efforts which the STATE
itself Is making to set Maryland vel
up among the other States for Its at
| traetiye homes. fine trees and falu-
able forests.
Arbor Day. very unfortunately. Ii
but one day IN year. and people
have often remarked thai IL the en-
thusIasm and effort expended on that
day toward the planting Of trees and
the conservation OF forests might be
distributed over the year as d whole,
much good might be accomplished In
practical direction. Since obvious
ly this Is not or cannot. be so. It re-
mains TO ascertain what steps may
be taken to the end thai the resultant
benefits of one days work may them
selves be divided among this and
many years, not failing IN their eff
fect8 through the cessation OF en-
thuslagm and care too often prone TO
succeed the tree-planting of inaIIfu-
tons and individuals on Arbor Day.
Since It's formation IN 1906. the
State Board Of Forestry Of Maryland
has been bending good share Of its
energies toward inducing owners OF
waste land 10 reclaim them through
a more profitable use. The State of
Maryland is normally fertile one,
yet II per cent Of its total land area.
ga .95a acres, are classified as waste
lands At the present time. This Is
unfortunate. but none the less a fact
and lands once good enough 10 crow
good crops of timber. later showing
profitable returns when used for az
ricultnre. have 20 far deterioEa1ed
through the direct effects OF forest
removal. erosion. and poor use as
hardly 10 be fl now for anything.
certainly not for farms Only one
crop l. still available. that II Of
trees. For NO years landowners Of
the State have had the opportunity
of buying standard. Eelfgrown for
est planting stock at cost MANY Of
them have. md a year ago about
so. 600 trees were so disposed of. Penn
syiyania grew and planted several
million and though theY are larger
than He. the dIaproportI0n In size IL
Infinitely less than thai n planting
Other sections should not be more
progressive han this. probably are not
really. but something i needed to
convert Tits subject OF tree planting
from IN admitted need 10 an accom-
plished TACT
ArhoT Day affords an opportunity.
and forest planting stock Is still OBJ
talnahIe through the Board OF Fior-
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varieties as White Pine. Norway
Spruce. Red Oak. Black and Honey
Locust. White Ash and American Elm
are for sale a. litiie treez to persons.
schools. and organizations at : low
thousand charge, averaging fath-
er leHz than one cent each large
quantities aud single Tres are old.
and the forest plantation IL one
which ihriveH under minimum Of
cultivation and care Full directions
for proper planting accompany zach
order filled. and when desired expert
assistance from the Once of The
State Forester. Johns Hopkins unl-
yeruitf IL slHo supplied 70 formulate
planting plans Or execute The work
The planting zzason I'll commence
on or before Artnr Ia OrKanIza-
lions 81 individuals who sish % give
nraelitreud u thai days Hofk,
combining affraefifeneHz and utility.
sentiment aud business. cannot do
better than b. carrying i out IN
systematic uaY that VII later reflect
their GOOD Judgment md prove an
excellent Investment They should
order trees II once.