Show tree lne on the petern plains the division of forestry through its bertlon ol 01 tree planting has succeeded in arousing widespread int Test in the subject of tree growing on ane plains of the upper mississippi valley an agent ol 01 the division has recently re turned from that region and reports that the farmers in the territory west of the mississippi and north of the parallel of latitude are awaking to ane importance of planting trees especially for economic purposes the planters of this section are anxious to avoid the mistakes made during the operation of th timber claim act the groves now being planned are de signed to be permanent features on the homesteads to that end the farmers will use a greater proportion of long lived slow growing than formerly the demand for such hardy drouth resist ing species as the hackberry green ash white elm bur oak red elm red cedar and western yellow pine bull pine promises to be greatly increased during the next few years the greatest present difficulty with which the prospective tree planter has to contend is the fact that commercial growers of nursery stock are not sup piled with this kind of material the nurseries still carry large quantities of the short lived kinds such as box elder cottonwood maple and willow but are short on the more valuable the planting of conifers on the prairies of the west during the past has not been attended with general success this is owing to the use of eastern and introduced kinds that are not adapted to the country there la abundant evidence however that the red cedar and western yellow pine bull pine will thrive throughout this section the desirability of ever greens tor wind breaks on a bleak prairie should lead owners to turn their attention to these hardy native species |