The New York herald., 1922-11-05
Big White Pine Yield.

Samuel Alden forty-six years ago es-
tablished a plantation of white pine
on an abandoned farm at West Mon
ponsett Lake In 1913 most of il was
numbered, yielding 30,oo0 board feet to
the acre. The planting was begun in
the fall and finished In the spring and
the spacing was done by means of
cross plowed burrows about ten feet
apart. The removal of the dead trees
was the only care given the tract The
purpose of the planter was TO expert
ment in reforestation and the utiliza-
ton of waste land.
A fifty-five year old plantation made
by Christopher Carpenter stands at
Rehoboth Pasture trees were used and
spaced about eight to ten feet AT the
end of the first ten years the trees
had reached the height of mans
head About four years ago the dead
trees were removed and the owners
are now doing everything possible to
protect the plantation from fire.
Lyman Plimptop planted white pine
in 1858 on the site of a peach orchard
that had been killed by blight. Along
the road which passes II is row of
pine trees planted at the same time.
Their growth on account of the added
amount Of light has been much greater
than that of the average forest trees.
While their height Is about ten feet
less than that of those on the adjoining
plantation, they show a far greater
diameter.
One of the largest plantations in the
State Is that OF Harris Latham OF East
Bridgewater, covering twelve acres. IT
has the appearance of a well kept park.
1t was set out from pasture trees in 1873
by Mr.. Latham's father, Galen Latham,
who sought to improve the landscape
and to utilize land difficult of successful
cultivation. No thinning has been made
and very few dead trees removed.
Other successful plantations are owned
by Mrs. Abbie f. Kilburn at South Ian
caster. Miss Margaret Dean at East
Taunton and II. Il. Guptill at George
town. An investigation recently by the
Massachusetts State Forester shows
Mr.. Simmons said. that a tree planter
can depend on return OF 10 and II per
cent. on his investment.
New York State is now fully alive TO
the necessity and advantage OF covering
it's waste lands with trees and replacing
forests on its numbered tracts. The
State Conservation Commission and the
New York State Forestry Association
are cooperating in the work They are
encoura gng and aiding individuals and
municipalities to plant trees on waste
lands and water sheds and to establish
communal forests not only as an invest
ment but as a preservation Of the States
natural wealth. Trees prevent erosion,
aid publication and regulate the stream
flow on any water she'd
The Conservation Commission from its
several nurseries furnishes free young
trees to individuals and municipalities
for planting under certain conditions.
The State Forestry Association is Of
fering its aid particularly in the reforest-
ing OF watersheds. il has agreed to
plant 5000 trees on the watershed Of
any city Of the state without cost and
TO cooperate in the reforestation of the
entire watershed. With the aid of Boy
Scouts 1t planted 5000 trees on the New
York city water shed last spring.
Newburgh, Malone. Cooperstown. Nor
wich. Oneonta and Yonkers and several
other cities have discovered that a forest
on their watersheds or in their municipal
parks is an important item in plans for
future municipal prosperity and security
New York State plants about 5000
acres Of trees every year on it's forest
preserve and waste lands, while private
individuals are now planting 1000 acres.
In the last twenty years the States nur-
series have furnished 6S,707,345 trees
for plantinc