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Planting ix Swa:mp ok Marshy Land. 



Frequently there exists on the farm a portion of low or swamp land which 

 has been cleared of trees, but which cannot be drained satisfactorily for cultiva- 

 tion. 



Swamp land planting presents certain difRculties which make it advisable to 

 give definite instruction as to treatment. When continual overflowing exists during 

 spring or rainy seasons, little can be done in the way of practical planting. Before 

 spending time or money in swamp planting the possibilities of future drainage 

 should be considered. Many swamp soils, when drained, will become valuable 

 agricultural lands. In exceptional cases, where tree growth is desired, mounds can 

 be thrown up on which lowland species can be planted. 



In most Ontario types of swampland there exist many spots which are higher 

 and better drained than the main part of the swamp. On such spots, in the 



Fig. 26. — Proper and improper methods of attaching wire fence to tree. 



natural conditions in Ontario, we frequently find White Pine thriving well. The 

 better class of such spots may be planted with White Pine, White Spruce, Arbor- 

 vit£e, Wliite Elm. Eed Maple and Silver Maple. The poorer parts of the area may 

 be stocked by using cuttings or slips of Poplar and Willow. 



Planting Clumps for Protection of Stock. 



On stock and dairy farms clumps of trees afford valuable in-otociion during 

 the heat of the day. It is a common sight to see animals retreat to tlie shelter of 



