Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 April 1912 — TREES OK INDIANA. [ARTICLE]

TREES OK INDIANA.

Their Botanical Description, Distribution, I ses, Growth, Etc., in a . Report Just Issued by State Board of Forestry. The State Board cT Forestry, in response to a demard ■ from teachers, pupils. landowners and tnlllmenj for information on the trees of Indiana and their tises, have devoted the greater part of their 1911 retort, which has jui t been published. to this subject. This report illustrates each species cf forest trees of the State, with a full-page drawing, and gives a detailed botanical description of each species with its distribution ir. the state. The economic uses of the different! kindu of wood are given, together with a table showing the coni para-' live weight of the different woods.! The horticultural and iorostal values of many species are discussed in detail, and information is given as to the best kind of trees to plant for cr.-.toic: and ict- sta! purposes... . 1

' It also contains the result!. of an , extended study of the rate of growth of certain kinds of trees, to determine the number of years it will take them to acquire saw-log size. Statistics on the wood-using Industries of the state have been oollectled which show what kinds or wood are used in the state and w’hat ar--1 tides are manufactured. They also show how little our Indiana forests , furnish to keep these industries alive and how much must be bought outside of the state. An excellent article on the climate of Indiana has been contributed also. It gives the annual amount of ’ rainfai: dor the state; the average ftemperature; date of the first and last killing frosts. With 1 the aid of this book one can learn the different kindts of trees of the state, where they are found and fer what they are- used. Any one interested should write at once for a copy. It is a large book of 372 page-s and costs 15 cents to mail it. It may 1 be obtained - free by writing to the State. Forester at Indianapolis, Ind. ~