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Show 1 i STATE FORESTRY The state of Connecticut has tak- en a long step forward toward for- jj est planting and preservation of ex- isting forest wealth. ) The Nutmeg state, with no anoun- tains, little hill country and mostly stripped of its original woods, ap-propriated ap-propriated this year $445,000 for ac- ' quiring state forests. The little New England state has ! the nerfe to select 25,000 acres of land suitable for forestry, and aims to plant trees and redeem 200,000 acres of woods. . Scientific forestry and fire protection protec-tion for trees should be made a vital issue in every state in our Country and the little New England commonwealth common-wealth is setting a fine example in planting raw material for its traditional tradi-tional wooden nutmegs. |