352 



Transactions of the 



in the row. On the tenth, eleventh, twelfth, and thirteenth years take 

 out every other tree, and the amount of cordwood obtained will be sev- 

 enty-five, ninety-three, one hundred and fourteen, and one hundred and 

 forty, making four hundred and twenty-two cords; making an aggre- 

 gate of seven hundred and forty-five cords of wood obtained, and a bal- 

 ance of two thousand and eighty-six trees, which will contain six hun- 

 dred and eighty-four cords. Now sum up the whole operation. Total 

 quantity of wood realized at the end of thirteen years, one thousand four 

 hundred and twenty-nine cords, at a cost of — 



Seed 



Preparing five acres of ground 



Six daj's' labor, planting 



Subsequent cultivation 



Total cost 



85 

 15 

 12 

 60 



$92 



A farm of one hundred and sixty acres treated in this way, on the 

 supposition that it is treeless, will have doubled in value at the expira- 

 tion of ten years, leaving out of question all other improvements. Of 

 course there are many other varieties of trees which are desirable, but 

 none grow so fast as the eucalyptus. All over the State one may see 

 wind-swept, arid farms, having not a single attractive feature about 

 them. They need reclaiming just as much as the tule lands along the 

 rivers. Where a growth of trees has been obtained along the bounda- 

 ries, or in groups on the windward side, the revolution which has been 

 wrought in the physical character of such a farm is wonderful. The 

 north wind is one of the great crop-destroyers of this State. Wherever 

 these desiccating blasts can be broken by barricades of living trees, an 

 important point will have been gained. There will be an increase of 

 moisture, a constant protection to crops, a perpetual supply of wood and 

 timber without destroying what is necessary for ornament and wind- 

 breakers. In no other country can changes for the better be wrought 

 in the whole : ppearance of a farm or homestead so rapidly as here. 

 Every man who expects to live on his farm is interested in making it as 

 attractive as possible. Every tree well set increases its resources and 

 directly affects its value. A farm without both fruit and forest trees, 

 Can never be an attractive homestead. Where trees abound, living 

 water will not be far off. 



