Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1919-10-09

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~ GUILD Johnny Appleseed" find his way
to thousands of schools this fall he
GNCT8 would see something that would well re-
EA1re4> pay him for all the weary miles he
Esa:VN walked planting apple seeds years ago.
Ssa&iSY In many states Arbor day comes this
fall, but the school children of the coun-
try promise to make almost every day Arbor day
this year and during the spring OF 1870 Hundreds
of towns and cities have been entered on the ma
tional honor roll being compiled by the American
Forestry association at Washington. The associa-
ton hopes to see every young American citizen be-
come a Johnny Appleseed Jr."
You remember the story of Johnny Appleseed,
as they called him, who, many years ago, went up
and down the land planting apple-tree seeds? That
not his real name, but that is what he came to
be called. OF course lot of people laughed at
him, for there SO many trees then. Many
thought him crazed But now his idea is taken to
be good one For many things have happened
since the day of Johnny Appleseed. The world
war has set our people thinking about many
things. One of these things has been the way
lumber is being consumed Then too, there is the
high cost of living that agitateS everyone In many
places the planting of nut and fruit trees is advo
Gated, and campaign is on to have every victory
gardener plant nut or fruit tree in his garden or
back yard. Another fine opportunity for planting
is memorial trees along the motor highways and
good roads that are in the process of building.
ton the people Of the country are responding in
hearty fashion, So to the school children of the
country comes great chance to enter actively into
the study of outdoor life through the planting Of
trees The American Forestry association will
send any free planting day program and in
structions how to plant tree.
Coming Arbor days are: Georgia. first Friday in
December; Hawaii, first Friday in November; Colo
RADIO, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Iowa,
Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota,
Nevada, New Hampshire. New Mexico North Da-
kota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota Vermont,
Virginia. Wisconsin, Washington and Wyoming all
have days set aside by proclamation of the gov.
ernor; North Carolina. Friday after November i;
Porto Rico, last Friday in November; South Caro-
lima, third Friday in November Tennessee No
vember date set by county school superintendent
With this day before us, Charles Lathrop Pack
president of the American Forestry association,
sends this message to the school children of the
& United States:
mo finer memorial can be erected by any school
class than by the planting of tree Every
pupil will have close and intimate interest in
that and therefore the school after he leaves
need not attempt to picture what that tree or
Of trees will mean to the class of 1920 when
II comes back to the old school for the class re-
union in 1910 space on the campus or a walk
near the town can be lined with trees, one for
each member of the class. The American Forestry
association is registering all memorial trees in
national honor roll and urges that all planting
be reported that 1t may keep its rolls complete
What Is Best to Plant.
Last spring and fall hundreds of trees were
planted. but much bigger plans have been made
for tree planting this year and next. If you are
not planting fruit or nut trees you will want to
study what best to plant and here is list of such
trees divided for you by states:
New England states, New York, Pennsylvania
New Jersey, Ohio. West Virginia, Kentucky, Indi-
ana. Michigan Illinois, Missouri and Iowa: Hard
wood-Sugar maple, Norway maple, scarlet maple
green ash. white ash, American white elm red oak
white oak, pin oak American linden scarlet oak
Evergreen-White spruce. Colorado blue spruce
white pine Scotch pine, balsam pine hemlock
arbor vitae
Delaware, Maryland District of Columbia Vir.
ginia North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia.
Tennessee, Florida. Alabama, Mississippi Louis
ana, Arkansas. Oklahoma and Texas: Hardwood
Tulip, sycamore. pin oak, white oak scarlet oak
black oak red oak white ash bald cypress Nor
way maple, scarlet maple, red elm, American white
elm, Kentucky coffee tree, American linden, red
gum black gum, blackberry, willow. Evergreen
White pine longeaf pine, magnolia. live oak. cedar
s Of Lebanon American holly.
Wisconsin, Minnesota North Dakota South Da.
kota, Nebraska Kansas Colorado Wyoming Mon
tana and Idaho: Hardwood-Bur oak, linden Nor
way maple, green ash, wild cherry larch American
elm, black walnut, blackberry. honey locust black
locust dess desirable, cottonwood box eder) Ever
green--Scotch pine Austrian pine. white pine Nor
way spruce, Colorado blue spruce. white spruce,
red cedar, arbor vitae
New Mexico, Arizona Utah and Nevada: Hard.
wool-Hackberry, honey locust. green ash, Ameri-
can elm, black locust, bur oak, valley cottonwood
mountain cottonwood, mountain ash, box elder
Eyergreen-Arbor vitae deodar cedar, box. eu-
onymus
California. Oregon and Washington (coast re-
gion): Hardwood Largeleaved maple, European
linden sycamore weeping willow. Evergreen
Deolar cedar. Monterey cypress Monterey pine.
California, Oregon and Washington columbia