Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 129, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 December 1909 — State Forestry Beard Makes Appeal For Shade Trees. [ARTICLE]

State Forestry Beard Makes Appeal For Shade Trees.

Did it ever strike you that ltwould be a good investment for the farmer to plant walnut and hickory trigs along the roadsides, around his dwelling and orchard? Some hare alrlmkr done thiß and are well pleased IMP the results. The nuts themselves |2» a paying crop. Then there fs & shade which is grateful to the stock in the field, and to the horses and jußi on the road. To travel in the sheas on a hot sunny day or to be protojafil from the strong Winter wind by trash is a great benefit to the traveling public. Every one in his heart {says what a good man is he who planted the trees. Then the trees are rapidlp growing into timber. True tbe tree takes some substance from the field, but it gets one half from the roadside so the owner is paying for only one half of the raising of the tree. In thirty or forty years a row of walnut trees along the roadside would be worth far/ more than the additional amount of grain that could have been grown without tbe trees. This row of treqfi makes a farm more valuable and the nut crop will be a steady Income. This fall count how many trees you can plant. Take four times as many hulled nuts, lay them on the ground in a layer In a dry place in your garden, cover them up with a depth of about two inches. Next spring carefully uncover them, and take the sprouted nuts and plant them. Dig a hole deep and of good dimensions In 'order to give the tree loose dirt to grow in. Occasionally hoe them during the summer. Better protect them from the stock and plowman! Each year prune them up to a switch until you get a trunk of twelve feet or more, which will make a good log length when cut. Any additional information will be furnished if you will address the state Forester, Indianapolis, Ind.

Announcement was made at the state department Monday of the appointment of William J. Calhoun, of Chicago, as minister to China. Mr. Calhoun has accepted the appointment and the Chinese government has indicated its pleasure in receiving him.

Bishop Daniel Ayers Goodsell, of the Methodist Episcopal church, who had official charge of the Rock River conference of that denomination, embracing northern Illinois, died at his home in New York City at 6 o’clock Sunday morning. His death followed an operation for a carbuncle.

“Taft”, a bronze turkey gobbler, weighing fifty-five pounds, received the grand prize at the Missouri state poultry show, which is now on at St. Louis. The bird had 150 competitors from twenty-three states and Canada. “Taft” is owned by S. C. Havens, of Shelbyville, Ind.