Show TREES FOR ROAD PROTECTION II Active Steps Taken b by y New York Organizations for Development I of Planting Scheme k i I t By PROP R R. R B. B FAXON State Col- Col I 1 logo lego of ot Forestry Syracuse N. N Y Y f I Belle Believing that the problem of roadside roadside road road- rondol l side planting should not be entirely set aside during the movement for n a greats greater great great- s er mileage e of Improved d highways active steps are now being taken by the New York State Motor federation federa- federa k tion and the State College of at Forestry at Syracuse for the development of ot a planting scheme for the section of the highway running from Syracuse to Utica a distance of about 60 GO miles I It has been demonstrated by those In charge of the work that n aside from the purely ornamental value alue of trees tree the ben ben- along highway many practical would result from their proper use luse It Is 18 not generally realized that trees by means of ot their shade during the summer months prolong the life liCe of ithe roadway for many years and road In general are heartily In fa- fa I wr 41 of this means for road protection |