The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1921-12-22
THE CHRIsTMAs TRIBE HARvEsr

THE CHRISTMAS TREE HARVEST
The time of the great hand repors the
Forest Service United States Department Agriculture 1t
bears crop requiring from five to fifty years to ripen Ar
irving late by single day is worthless yet failure wouc
mean sadness and disappointment to all the dwelers child
hoodand. 1t is the Christmas tree
The history the Christmas usage extends far into the
msts OF antiquity and its origin is difficult to Some
say 1t is connected with the legendary Tree of Tme Ygras
the great tree of Morse mythology within whose and
branches heaven and earth bound Some
be the Egyptians who at the time of winter soils
ce decorated their portals with branches of the
the symbol of life triumphant death.
An ancient legend of the Scandnavians relates
Christmas tree its origin to the which
sprang from soil drenched with the blood of two slain
lovers and how each night during the Christmas
ferrous lights played among its branches To this legend
may perhaps be traced custom of Illuminating the
when darkness Among the Greeks, Christmas
known as the feast of lights
To people of different localities the term Christmas tree
may fir spruce pine, CEDAR magnolia for each
region makes of the suitable species found
markets In the vicinity of Chicago shortneedle pine
found in Michigan and Wisconsin may be used On the
Pacific Coast the white fir finds favor while throughout Ohio
Norway spruce is largely used In Maryland and Virginia
the scrub pine finds its into homes and farther
south cedar and holly
But the Christmas de luxe the fir Of little
use for lumber it ideal characteristics for holiday
and symmetrical with long horizontal
branches and deep foliage each tiny leaf bud
which sends out breath of aromatic fragrance
Yearly crusade is started against the Christmas tree dea
usually protesting the waste of timber and the destruction
caused to growth through their removal The For
est Service in to these protests points out that mil
lion Christmas trees used annually within the United
States The New England States and New York alone
million and half trees, amounting
loads Each year "Chrstmas tree flee makes it's
dowu Lake Michigan with of each vessel
in token of the cargo it carries
Five million trees of the size used for the holiday festival
is, relatively speaking, drop bucket foresters state
for that number could be 5000 of land The
lumber industry cuts thousand times this acreage in
single Ii December 26, 1921 the nations timber
cutters should begin work two hours ate the resulting
in annually cut would be equal the
plotted by the Christmas tree industry for the entire year
Tie annual cutting of million trees insignificant
pared with the loss through forest fires which each
sweeps over II million causing yearly wastage of about
$20,000,O00
LII addition is pointed out that the lands from which
large portion of the trees is taken often suitable for
pasture and valuable after the timber crop has been
removed than before In the European forests the re
mova of Christmas trees made to the welfare of the
forests when at the holiday the cutting the small
trees is in the nature of improvement thinning and
same time OF revenue The removal of Christmas
trees from national forests under the supervision
forest officers places tidy in the nations pocket each
and results in healthy and faster growing
of timber remaining
1t has been demonstrated that by cutting Christmas trees
of certain species above the whor
the remaining limbs turn abruptly upward and often reach
height of feet in less than years. IF a crop Christmas
and crop sproued within years. the system may
become of considerable economic Importance the industry
But far disseminating the Christmas tree is concerned
the Oresers against it. Their creed is each
OF ground and tree to its highest and what bet
ter tree be put they ask than bring joy the
hearts of our children their greatest holiday.
NOTICE SHERIFFS