Arbor And Bird Day Bulletin

Author : Josephine Corliss Preston
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ISBN 13 : 9781332101498
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (14 download)

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Download or read book Arbor and Bird Day Bulletin (Classic Reprint) written by Josephine Corliss Preston and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-04 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Arbor and Bird Day Bulletin Arbor Day offers an opportunity for a community program of interest to the parents and citizens as well as to the children, for the welfare of this state is dependent to a large extent upon the welfare of its forest and orchard trees. In the timbered parts of the state, the question of forest fire prevention should be taken up at some length, with possibly a talk by a ranger or fire warden. The best methods of clearing logged-off lands and reforestation are topics sufficiently allied to be appropriate. Other subjects will suggest themselves to a teacher who is awake to local conditions. In the fruit growing localities, a lecture by a horticultural expert, or by a plant pathologist on the insect and fungus foes of the fruit trees, would prove attractive. In any case, the pupils should be impressed with the economic value of the states arboreal resources, the annual export of the tree fruit products being valued at approximately $9,000,000 and the annual cut of timber at $43,000,000. They should be made to feel that, while timber grows for our use, its destruction by fire is nothing short of criminal. A plant disease affecting the fruit trees and vegetables should be regarded as dangerous and abhorrent as a plague affecting our human citizens. If its nature and treatment are unknown, it should be reported to the district horticulturist, to the State College at Pullman, the University of Washington, or to one of the state experiment stations. A movement has recently been started to plant fruit and nut trees by the roadside. This might find favor in your community. It need not be started on a large scale, nor need it be expensive. After planting, the chief requisite would be a little consistent care - possibly on the part of the older pupils. The value of such a movement is shown by the fact that Belgium, as long ago as 1898, picked $200,000 worth of fruit from trees planted along the roadsides. The improvement of the school grounds is always of interest to the community, although the matter is in charge of the school directors and their authority should be considered. The beauty of the school environment is of great importance in developing of the aesthetic taste of pupils. If the school yard is well arranged and cared for, they will be ill-contented to return to slovenly home door yards. Some of the community eyesores may in this way be cleaned up. As Arbor Day is also Bird Day, occasion should be taken to arouse an interest in bird study which will continue during the school year. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.