162 Wisconsin State Horticultural Society. 



In essays and sermons it is customary to set a high standard 

 and write and speak of things as they should be, whether in gen- 

 eral practice we might hope to reach the full standard or not, but 

 such treatment of this subject would fill a volume, and would 

 probably do less good than this brief mention of facts as they 

 exist. As a rule men will do promptly and cheerfully only those 

 things which seem most sure to pay. Applying this to our sub- 

 ject, we do not hesitate to say that on all prairie farms, it will richly 

 pay to plant trees, and to plant so abundantly that there may be 

 a full supply of fuel at an early day, and in the future a large 

 share of what may be needed for buildings and fences. On lands 

 with more or less timber now growing, it will certainly pay to 

 plant enough to keep that supply good. 



On any broken or waste land not well adapted to tillage, may 

 it not be a good investment to plant with the slower growing but 

 more valuable trees, that shall go on with very little cost or trouble 

 to us, laying safely aside an accumulating value that may come 

 in thirty or forty years hence as a very acceptable dividend or 

 life insurance fund to ourselves or our children ? 



In comfort gained and in gratification cf our love of the beauti- 

 ful, it will surely pay to plant these living and improving wind 

 barriers in all exposed positions, and to plant well arranged 

 groups and single trees about our homes, and lines of trees along 

 our highways to afford grateful shade, and beautify the landscape. 

 At the request of the Wisconsin* State Horticultural Society I 

 have prepared lists of the varieties best adapted for these purposes, 

 which I will present here : 



For timber of rapid growth and easy culture. (Valuable in order named.) 



