RAILWAY COMPANY Offer for sale, at very low prices, and on easy terms of payment, nearly 3,000,000 ACRES OF THE MOST FERTILE LANDS IN AMERICA, ALL IN THE STATE OF MINNESOTA, And mostly in the far famed RED RIVER VALLEY OF THE NORTH, The Great Wheat Garden of the World. TO ACTUAL SETTLERS IN THE RED RIVER VALLEY, A REBATE OF NEARLY ONE-HALF THE PURCHASE MONEY IS ALLOWED ON ALL LANDS BROUGHT UNDER CULTIVATION. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, APPLY TO D. A. McKINLAY, Land Commissioner, St. P., M. & M. R'y, ST. PAUL, MINN. THE FOREST TREE PLANTERS' MANUAL. "EMBODYING SUCH INSTRUCTIONS AND DIRECTIONS FOR TREE PLANTING AND CULTIVATION AS EXPERIENCE AND OBSERVATION HAVE DEMONSTRATED TO BE USEFUL AND RELIABLE "- Vide Resolu- SECOND EDITION OF 8,000. BY LEONARD B. HODGES. PUBLISHED BY THE MINNESOTA STATE FORESTRY ASSOCIATON. ST. PAUL, MINN.: H. M. SMYTH & CO., BOOK AND JOB PRINTERS. 1880. PREFACE. HE object of this work is concisely stated on the title page. It will be practical, and will embody such practical suggestions and experiences in forest culture, as are known to be reliable. It is intended as an aid to all who are interested in forestry, and to all who are trying to redeem the treeless regions and render them not only habitable, but desirable for permanent homes. No attempt will be made for originality, but all available sources of information will be invaded and plundered for the benefit of all who are trying to make homes on the great western prairies. L. B. H. |