Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 97, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 March 1912 — Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Study Experimental Forestry. In order to give students practical work in forestry the forestry department of the College of Agriculture, Columbus, 0., is preparing to plant two acres of land on the university farm to forest trees. Seeds of from 12 to 18 kinds of trees will be planted In rows for experimental purposes. This includes catalpa, ash, locust, walnut, hickory, butternut, sycamore, maple, boxelder, oak, osage orange, blackberry, linden, ailanthus and others. The five acres of forest tree nursery near the university arboretum will also be planted to trees for expqHmeutal purposes. About 30 bushels of seed have been gathered this fall by Prof. C. H. Goetz and his classes in forestry. The department has also received between 300 and 400 conifer seedlings from the forest service of New Mexico, and is expecting more from other states.

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