The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-10-10

to thousands of our schools this fall he
stGV8 would see something that would well
NIrar pay him for all the weary miles he
I0sW walked planting apple seeds years ago.
S- 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 1920. Hundreds
of towns and cities have been entered the
tional honor roll being complied by the American
Forestry association ut Washington. The assoca-
ton hopes to every young American citizen be-
come johnny Appleseed. .Ir"
You remember the story of Johnny Arpleseed,
they called him. who, many years ago went up
and down the land planting appe-tree seedsf That
not his real name. hut that is what he came TO
be called OF course Il lot of people laughed at
him. for there many trees then. Many
thought him crazed. But now his idea is taken to
be good For many things have happened
since the day of Johnny Appleseed The world
has set 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 agtates 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 fruit tree in his garden or
back yard. Another fine opportunity for planting
is memorial trees along the motor highways and
good roads that in the process of building.
To these calls of the American Forestry associa-
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
structons 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 l;
| 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 u.s. Charles Lathrop Pack,
| president of the American Forestry association.
sends this message to the school children Of the
United States:
NO finer memorial can be erected by any school
| or class than by the planting of tree. Every
pupil will have close and intimate interest In
that tree and therefore the school after he leaves
need not attempt to picture what that tree or
avenue Of trees will to the class Of 1920 when
it comes back to the old school for the class re-
union in 1910 space the campus or 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 a
ational honor roll and urges that all tree planting
be reported that 1t may keep it's 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 t.
study what best TO plant and here is list of sucf
trees divided for you by states:
New England states, New York, Pennsylvania
New Jersey Ohio West Virginia, Kentucky Indl
ana. Michigan Illinois, Missouri and Iowa: Hard
wood-Sugar maple, Norway maple, scarlet maple
green ash white ash, American white elm, red oaR
$ white oak, pin oak, American linden, scarlet OAK
I Evergreel--White spruce, Colorado blue spruce
white pine, Scotch pine. balsam pine hemlocl
y arbor vitae.
e Delaware, Maryland, District of Columbia, Vii
q ginia. North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgi;
e Tennessee Florida Alabama, Mississippi, Louis
p ana. Arkansas Oklahoma and Texas: Hardwood
Tulip sycamore, pin oak, white oak, scarlet oal
black oak, red oak. white ash. bald cypress. No
!. way maple scarlet maple red elm American whit
3 elm, Kentucky coffee tree American linden. re
3 gum. black gum. blackberry, willow Evergreen
White pine ongeaf pine. magnolia, live oak, ced;
q of Lebanon American holly.
=. Wisconsin Minnesota. North Dakota, South d
kota. Nebraska. Kansas, Colorado. Wyoming. Mo
rama and Idaho: Hardwood-Bur oak linden, No
- way maple green ash. wild cherry, larch, America
- elm black walnut, blackberry. honey locust. blat
locust (ess desirable, cottonwood, box elder. Eve
preen-Scotch pine Austrian pine, white pine, Nc
;. way spruce, Colorado blue spruce white spruc
al red cedar, arbor vitae.
e' Now Mexico. Arizona Utah and Nevada Har
wood-Hackberry. honey locust. green ash. Anne
~. .on e,m black locust bur oak. valley cottonwood
- maintain cottonwood. mountain ash, box eldt
~ Evercreen-Arbor vitae, deodar cedar, box. Z
onymus
!. california, Oregon and Washington coast
. ~ c;on,. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS maple, Europe
~ linden sycamore weeping willow Evergreen
- peoiur cedar Monterey cypress, Monterey pine