Salt Lake Tribune | 1910-11-28 | Page 8 | The Forest Service; Tree Plants in Idaho

THE FOREST SERVICE: TR EE-PLANTS JN IDAHO Spcrial to The Tribune. BOISE, Nov. 27. Deputy Forest. Supervisor Su-pervisor M. S. Benedict, who has' been overfecclng the planting of thousands of trees In the Boise national forest reserve, re-serve, has returned to this city, arid reports re-ports 'thai the recent work In this line Is the most extensive, which Iihh over been attemDlcd.in this state. In ihc l-elnlty l-elnlty of Pine STi.OOO Austrian pine seedlings seed-lings wore planted and 1."0 pounds of yellow pine seedlings are now being plnntcd. Around Smith's Praj'rie and Cottonwood approximately 10,000 Austrian pines. H.000 f Cottonwood pines.- 5000 Douglas firs and 25,000 black locust seedlings seed-lings were set out: Both U10 planting of the Austrian plno and tho black locust tree is experimental, but from the habit or theje Ircjj in their native soil under r.iinl'ar climatic conditions the forest service has every reason to expect good results. If these methods of foresting prove successful. It Is the Intention of the forestry bureau to replant- -100 acros each yoar in each forester's district, which will moan a total or 72,000 acrps. At the rate which trees are bclmr foiled In the national reserves the planting contemplated con-templated would cover tho planting c.on-preclude c.on-preclude the possibility of a lumber fumlne.