Show FOREST FUllEST SEEDING i IS BEST BESTIN IN YEARS I Chief Samuel N. N Spring Sprin J Back From Tour of InterMountain Moun Inter tain lain States STORY ON HUMANE SOCIETY Protectors of Animals Kicked Animals Kicked When Pine Cones Conos Were Taken From Samuel N. N Spring chief chic o of the thc office of or extension national forest service returned to Salt Halt Ice Lako yesterday a trip through l Idaho nho Montana Ull and Washington Mr r Springs Spring's ft tb do artmen art art- l I men ment t deals dealu with willi tho reforestation of t burned burnel and denuded districts seed ced planting and the tho forest planting atu- atu I tu- tu lions In his recent trip Mr Spring pall paIl particular attention to th the tho seed ed crop Crol which this year NU ho Ito reports fx- fx e Soo good The gathering g of or I fx-I the lie Is h done in the tho districts that have hll havea si IL good gooi ero crop of or con cones s from flom too timber I trees rees of or the tho weal vest The harvest Is I trees tr In iii September and October nomo liko like fruit trees maturing their seed sec I before others other 11 1 I fm fur rr COliC COHOS Ill In th the tho matter of or seed gathering tho ito chief has lies an in amusing i story on tho the human society ever over ready lea y to litter Inter fore fere It seems that tho the seed peed gatherers gather gather- ers era pa pay especial attention to squirrel hoards in which from live five to cl eight ht bushel of or cones ones are aro generally found These hoards aro arc eagerly cag-c cag seized upon ulon as tho the little animal takes nothing but the tho best cones gathered from the top tOI of the trees These contain tho the largest larg larJ- est st and most perfect seeds as well 11 as us presenting tho u advantage anta o of or being al already al- al ready gathered In i lies Tho The report o of tho the squirrel 1 hoards reached tho tIm humane humano society and ami a L strenuous protest followed Vc the tho objection lion tion being mn made o that It was a against the rules of o tho the society to lo allow ant ant- mals to bo be deprived of or their food After ACter considerable thought the tho forest forest for for- est cst department replied to tho the protest saying that tho the squirrels were repaid by hy leaving a sack of or i in each hoard hoar robbed While hUe it t was admitted I that the quantity o of peanuts was not I quito so 50 Jar large e as os tho the cones taken th I peanut contained a largo large amount of or nourishment and was a luxury as well so that tho exchange was considered a u fair Call ono one |