Show I I I b TH THE FOREST SEEDS I I Assistant Forester W 11 T Cox of or tho the thoi I i department of or the tho national na national naI I forest fore t service with headquarters at Ogden states staler that the tho atten attention attention tion of ot tho the foresters of or that depart department department ment just now Is being given to tho tae gathering of oC seeds coeds from Ute the forest trees for next 3 years cars planting Some Sonic planting will bo to done dono this fall fail but most of It will bo be Je done lIone In the tho spring springtime springtime time and during tho the month of July Jut The gathering of seed from the th for forests forests forests ests the man says MYS IB ra no at easy task lasic and it Is of or no small magni magnitude tude luide Last year rear pounds wore were Wf IC gathered and this year Mr Cox CoxS S there thoro will bo be gathered at least pounds This means menns that dur duro during ing big 0 this year eal bushels of cones will be he gathered by h tho the foresters These seeds are arc gathered and pro pre prepared pared for planting In the various na an national forests the tho purpose being to aid nature in the reforestation The rhe seeds are as ns carefully careful planted as a athe art the seeds of the expert export gm dener and the place for their thell planting Is closely close looked looke after Tho Black Hills country In Dakota says sas Foi Forester ester Cox will re receive receIve cehe greater attention this year oar than any other othor district In fu the national forests for fOI forests ests esL and ll It is anticipated that fully 1000 acres will bo he seeded early eart next spring The seeds gathered are aio most mostly mostly ly lr yellow ellow pine fir and spruce Tho The planting In the southwest section of the forests Is usually done don In the sum summer mer time but the middle and north find and northwestern stern planting is done in inthe Inthe inthe the spring and fall faU seasons |