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Thlrty-Flv* TIiovtMnd Trees.J. I). Smith, who lives four miles west of Lincoln, has the championship for tree planting on *'Arbor Day.” He planted at the rate of one tree per second, for nearly ten hours. The result was 35,550forest trees. To Mr- Smith must he jawarded the medal. It can't be possiblethat another man iu Nebraska out numbered the immense forest of Mr. Smith. If there is let him advise us of the fact,and we will gladly publish it to the world giving proper credit and applause. Thusfar Mr. J, L. Smith is the champion treeplanter of Nebraska’s 4‘Arbor Day/1OTHER TREE ITEMS!.Elder T'jggartt of Palmyra, plantedthis week 20,000 trees.John Waugh, of Saline county, will plant ou bis farm this spring, two acres of fruit trees and five hundred foresttrees. ^ 7: vliffMajor PeJtrman, of Nebraska City, is doing a big buxine * in the tree line.—StaicBM/ni.
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Plattsmouth Nebraska Herald
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, US
Thu, Apr 18, 1872
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