The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-04-08
CONSERVATION IN RROOKEIELD

approximately 100000 tree seedlings being planted
this month by the Ohio Power company 800 of
spoil banks and unmned land in the extensive strip mine
areas of Noble Muskngum Perry, Guernsey and Morgan
counties
April has been proclaimed by Gov. Lausche as Con-
servaon Month and the local schools will participate by
planting trees in a much lesser quantity.
But to the Ohio Power goes the distinction of making
every effort each reclaim the land which has been
wrecked by the strip mining operations.
drive thru Brookfield township in Noble county
Wo be sufficient to the gigantic job still ahead for
thSMio Power though they doing wonder
From the standpoint of fertility and productive SOIL
strip mining has hit Noble county extremely hard only
in Brookfeld but in Enoch Jefferson Jackson and prac
cally every other township surrounding the county
The Bruins Coal company down in the Keithtown COM
munlty IS also doing wonderful job of recamng land
although they much smaller scale than the Ohio
POWER In @ some respects the Bruins company is doing
thorough job but 1t all adds up that everything possible
being done to reclaim the soil or land in this county
The benefits to be derived will not be felt for
to come but the tree seeding planting
step to the preservation of the county.
The Ohio Power companys reforestation and reclama
1916 approximately 100000 seedlings planted
on more than 5000 of spoil banks and unmned land
This springs planting will bring to 100000 the number of
seedlings planted about $500 since the program
began.
OF spoil banks and $50 of unnned land About
onethrd of the unmined land the strip mine is in
natural forest OF various ages Last year. the Ohio Power
planted 1O4O00O young trees in Noble Muskngum Perry
Guernsey and Morgan counties
1t is expected that the current planting will be
peted about May st Ira Kuntz Caldwell is one of
the supervisors for the project and he said today that both
manual ana machne plantlng is belng done the Brook
field 1t includes spoil banks created by mining
operations during 1853 surrounding land which has and
will not be mined and previously planted to be under
planted in 1854.
This month the Ohio Power is planting 305 acres at
Cumberland No. in Noble and Muskingum counties
and 60 acres of new spoil banks at Philo mine No. in
Perry county.
Unmined lands to be planted in the current program
included 124 at Brookfield township mine in Noble
Guernsey and Muskngum counties and $50 at the
Muskingum mine in Morgan county.
Ohio Power will also underplant 1000 of pre-
vious planted spoil banks Undepanng consists of plant
ing valuable mixed hardwood species in the locust
stands planted between 1916 and 1852 Areas be under
planted include $50 at the Cumberland mine in Noble
county and $50 at Pho mines and in Muskngum
and Perry counties
This month the company is planting yellow poplar,
white oak red oak, white oak, sweet gum black
cherry, sycamore, white ash and green ash.
variety of hardwoods will be underplanted and along
road edges in the strip mine locuStS will be planted
The complete reforestaon and reclamation program is
under the direction of John j. Reser real estate agent
charge of reclamation.
John Hawkins of Cambridge, district superintendent
of all Ohio Power activities in this section.