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Show 400,000 YOUNG TREES TO BE REPLANTEfl IN DISTRICT NO. 4 A. E. Oman forest examiner, departed de-parted this morning for the Beaver Creek nursery at Kamas, Utah, where ho will superintend Ihe shipment of: young trees to three other forests for J replanting. District Forester L. F Kneipp has arranged to have 100.000 young trees 1 replanted this year in the various bcc- tions of District No 4. Some of the trees will be shipped ! from the Beaver Creek nursery to bo replanted along Mink Creek in the I Cache National forest, some will go to the Uintah forest and others to the Wasatch forest Mr Oman will visit the tree plant- ing area.'? of the various sections and an effort will be made to replant on a larger scale this year than ever, , both for the purpose of reforestation : and for getting timber to grow on sec- j tions heretofore no? wooded. The growtn of timber in the na- I tional forests gives service to the : public in a number of ways It heipv to conserve the water supply on the water sheds, it furnishes shade for Mock during the hot weather. hClp3 1 to increase forage for wild game and j for domestic stock, and finally produces pro-duces lumber and wood Mr. Kneipp has hope of making District 4 one of the best for timber in , the whole six districts of national for- ; ests, oo |