Show R Rebuilding building a Heritage T v WAS AS 60 years ago that the fe federal eral government government government govern govern- I IT ment first undertook to conserve and build buildUp buildup buildup up up the nations nation's forest heritage In 1876 congress congress congress con con- gress appropriated so that a forest agent could begin looking into the the conditions of American forests Next year the biggest tree planting program the nation ever saw is to be pushed forward The great shelter belt program program program pro pro- gram in the grain states will hit its full stride with seedling trees to be planted along a mile 1400 stretch of land running fr from m Texas to the Canadian line In addition the forest service and the C C C are go going ng ahead with a program which in 1935 has already re resulted re- re suIted in setting out young trees in inthe inthe inthe the national forests All Allin in all it is a great program After having having haying hav hay ing wasted his forest heritage for de decades ades Uncle Sam is at last taking steps to pres preserve it |