. Eastern fruit. Fruit-culture; Farm life; Country life. EASTERN FRl'IT AND THE GREAT EAST FORESTRY IN PENNSYLVANIA An Account of the Work of the Department of Forestry Fur- nished by the Commission. Writtin ixpiessly for F asl'Tn Hriiit and (irtal (iio. H. WeM, loitsl liisjitilur. At the time the cohaii-t- settled in EASTERN FRUIT AND THE GREAT EAST for the State lands, giving a three years' course in forestry and allied sciences, which is equal to that of any under- graduate school in the United States. The department has established A number of cities and towns re- ceive a co
. Eastern fruit. Fruit-culture; Farm life; Country life. EASTERN FRl'IT AND THE GREAT EAST FORESTRY IN PENNSYLVANIA An Account of the Work of the Department of Forestry Fur- nished by the Commission. Writtin ixpiessly for F asl'Tn Hriiit and (irtal (iio. H. WeM, loitsl liisjitilur. At the time the cohaii-t- settled in EASTERN FRUIT AND THE GREAT EAST for the State lands, giving a three years' course in forestry and allied sciences, which is equal to that of any under- graduate school in the United States. The department has established A number of cities and towns re- ceive a constant and pure supply "f water from the protected watersheds within the forest reserves. The timber on these lands which is dead, dying, three large nurseries for the raising or defective is being placed upon the of forest tree seedlings, which aggre- gate in area about thirty-seven acres. In addition there are a nund)cr of small nurseries on the various State- reserves. On January 1, 1912, ap- proximately four million seedlings had i)een planted on the State reserves. rciin-vlvania the State wa^ one of the covering about 2000 ^ of what had been cleared or denuded lands. Two million seedlings were planted in 1911 alone. The foresters and rangers in charge of the reserves have re-opened and imnroved 3341 miles of roads, which serve both for tran-p irtatii m best wooded areas on the Atlantic sia- board, and from the time of William I'.iin the attitude of the government toward these forests has been that of caff and protcrliim. William Penn liini>clf incorpi>rated in the Charter of market and utilized as rapidly as pos- sible. Whenever minerals of any kind aro found and it is thought wise to have them developed, leases are granted in accordance with law. On the South Mountains a large area lia> been set aside f"r the use of a sanatorium for tubercular i)a- tionts. On a number (if reserves large areas are set aside as game refuges. OPPORTUNITIES. Advertisi
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