Show Ne bratka saved by tree when the missouri was first crossed by settlers nebraska was known aa the largest body of treeless land in the country there was Bc arcely enough wood for fuel for the wagon trains today there are trees in nebraska and the nanual rainfall has increased to enca an extent that the once great american desert has become nations bread basket these handmade forests are scattered all over the state settlers were permitted to homestead ago acres of land and then were given an additional acres as a timber claim if they would plant one quarter of this second claim to trees these trees have been long in coming but they now cover the state with a great green blanket which ts credited with increasing the annual rainfall to more than 80 inches exchange |