Show Forest Service Plants Much Over Burnt-Over Land COEUR DALE D'ALE DALENE E. E Idaho March 30 A A to total al of oC acres of oC burnt over and cut over land lips lias been planted by the forest servIce Ice in north Idaho and Montana to date according to a statement is issued issued Is- Is sued led recently by C C. K 1 mi- mi per of ot the Coeur dAlene and andSt andSt St tit Joe national forests Eighty per cent of ot this acreage acreage acreage acre acre- age he continued has a n stand of or or more trees to the acre In the white pine belt acres have been planted of which over overDO 00 DO per Der cent has a a. stand of ot moro more than tries to the acre The St St. Joo Joe forest leads in established I plantations plantation with a a total of oC USG acres In the northern district of DC the forest service north Idaho and Montana at acres are planted earch year ear Three million trees are ara raised annually to supply sup sun ply stock for this acreage All planting planting- In the district Is 18 at present being confined ned to the thew w edit pine belt because ce in In this region are most favorable t to tree growth crowth The rhe species used I white whitt pine Is of or greatest commer- commer lal value and because the she largest burnt over areas in need of oC reforestation are in this nett ell elt The acreage in need of reforestation Inthe In Inthe In Inthe the white pine type Is not l known no n I but acres would oe De a conservative conservative con con- ser athe estimate and that would Include only double burns It Is the policy to plant double burns because lit In most cases natural natural natural na na- na- na nai i tural reproduction comes come m to on single burns in the white pine type As to cost 10 an aero cre Is about the average This includes everythIng everything everything every every- thing from the cost ost of ot tho the seed i raising the stock In he the nursery surveying the area an and planting I II I |