Show waw ivald 06 oame ive arbor adgy da 1 planting id I 1 19 of 11 trees ill by school THE aa children dean a on arbor day to is accoe palled P in 1 I case an by nies intended tend both to impress upon those p present cut the beauty ot of trees and their effort effect in improving the appear once ance of 0 school grounds streets parks parka and yards and to lead them to a real bation off of the value in of community and ad national foresight and preparedness arbor day has baa become a school lesti festi val as the result ot of a process brome of 1 evalu I tied lion the plan began as a means of inducing the people of the almost triesa tree state of nebraska eb asla to coop cooperate coo rats 1 in ara an attempt to supply apply the tres trees feces see 8 tory lary for shade farm protection and it fuel and timber tor far neighborhood use instead of an economic expedient arbor day Is now a festival Db combining Ig pleasure utility and Ru instruction TuTt u and ad one of the greatest benefits of its s a ob b A I 1 I 1 I 1 fine old trees border bordering 19 anew a new england country road read be terrance ter TV vance nee has been its effect la impressing IT 1 aup upon the tha minds led of the me young people pis the he kalua in ot of I 1 trees res and the ne cesscy of com conserving sellIng all 11 the natural resources ot at the are country antry A As a school festival it be has spread pr d a flot only throughout t dahout the whole united 1 sly afa S states bu but t far r beyond it afta borders border th the time of the aeb observance a at of A aft or day varies vanea greatly in different states tates and countries being determined somewhat by clin climatic oston conditions an in I 1 many elates rate ot of it the unit union I 1 it t is I 1 to comi bin bained it with bird day in general the thai a late Is early in the su ear it in the he south and anad ind is set pet further along toward tard t ard sumi mer or in 1 the tha more northern states tr A al clean and it beautiful town la Is a aimira of pride to ita be elt citizens irea and ada a constant at incentive to the them to go on ind and do better A slovenly town is apt to mean can slovenly I 1 inhabitants nothing so helps to a beautify a city or town tow as trees and nothing so ad educates em too the people in public spirit and foresight is as the care of trees recently arbor day has begun began to be used ad asalean as a means of stirring up late st at 1 in romald roadside planting first at in cities ind and then in rural com communities the try ity of at newark N J la Is doing model work in this line there Is a special shade tree commis ion which issues a map of the city on which are shown the tt t t that at ara a in fia their care caim bud and the variety of trees planted on each a leaflet giving directions for the tha plant ing and a care of trees tree 8 alo along ng the streets ind and a general arbor day pamphlet in one year nearly 3 trees we were plant ed it on ais 46 streets rt many macy other office cities are now dow organizing organisms the tha work of ire tree PI plant at 1 ing 9 I on the streets and in every case arbor IS day 1 is used as a means of arous ing g public interest in 1913 the united states bureau ot of education issued IS a boils bulletin in entitled good roads arbor day in which were set forth ins advantages a of planting trees along the b highway gh s some mem objection has been made to tr trees sea along the roadside on ma the ground that they hinder drying out after wet weather this holds good it f the road 1 la dun poorly ay built but trees are r actually an old aid 7 in keeping a wet well I 1 built road read dry it they are not planted too close the m coots by fly ing in w water as let 1 in dr drainage lag and ad th the a tops top by break ing the far force of driving rains mins prevent washes in t the he roadway the most ins im dermot us nse of trees free by the ram roadside lidd however 1 ts the prevention tiou of dust dust la Is the cementing material steel I a in macadam ad roada ml and ad it if it I 1 Is I 1 loosened road and blown away the its breaking up ol of the road ts Is hastened the grea greatest est value of arbor do day if lies I 1 in its effect upon our attitude toward the ire trees that are already growing tor for carafe manifestly T y there are thousand of trees of natural origin to every one ona planted by man the average citizen 1 Is only now a beginning to care or tor far these as trees ariner Wr banners iner have been in the habit babit of turning their cattle I 1 in to graze on their woodlands where they break off and destroy the young growth trample and injure the roots of the larger trees tree and pack th the s ground hard thus thua not dot any destroy destroying i do the future forest but bid shortening of the life of 1 1 the ire trees that rh or are already are growing ing the arbor day student who I 1 has as I 1 been bod taught to plant IS bap and care for trees tree will I 1 in after years or do BO more think of turning cattle into his bl woodlot than into ills his |