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Show Has Splendid Record in Planting Trees During the last fifteen years Thomas Thom-as C. Luther, champion planter of the American Tree association, has planted plant-ed 8,000,000 trees In Saratoga county, coun-ty, New York. What was formerly a scarred and deforested area, victimized by ruthless lumber cutters, is now well on its way toward being the greatest private forest in the country. "For every tree planted in the United Unit-ed States," says Mr. Luther, "four are cut down. And for every four trees cut down in Europe, twelve are planted. We are faced by different problems, of course, but nevertheless the figures are instructive. ... It is my ambition to spread the doctrine of practical forestry in the United States, and by practical forestry T simply mean selective cutting and conscientious con-scientious replanting." With a Thomas Luther In every state, the noble theory of conservation conserva-tion would come dangerously near getting get-ting a practical trial. |