430 



ARBORICl'LTl'RE 



PEXXS YLV A X I A 1 . KT'I' K R AXD 

 RKl'LV. 



Editor AliBORICULTrRK: 



I own fifty acres of wet. luarshy land, 

 which gfrows little or nothing l)ut moss. 

 There are white birch and a. few maples 

 scattered over it. T want to plant a lot 

 of forest tree seedlinjjs, and have been 

 thinkinc: of buying cotton wood, ash, elm, 

 willow and black walnut. Location in 

 Pocono mountain, nearly 2,000 feet 

 above sea level. 



Please inform me what you believe to 

 be best adapted and most profitable, also 

 where seedlings may be obtained. K. 



Reply. 



Wliat you should plant may depend 

 upon what you expect in retui-n. Cot- 

 ton wood will make paper stock ; a tim- 

 ber return of comparativelj^ small value 

 for a small farm. 



Elm will make barrel hoops, a useful 

 but not very profitable timber groAvth 

 for a long-time investment. 



"Willow may be made into gunpowder, 

 but as a forest product is of small value. 



Ash is an excellent lumbei-, and for 

 handles which will always be in demand 

 at remunerative prices. 



Walnut has a very high value, and 

 grows much more quickly than is gen- 

 erally supposed. I do not know how it 

 succeeds in your location. Plant the 

 nuts where they are to remain. Do not 

 transplant. 



Do not try too many kinds of trees. 

 One tree will only sell for cord wood, 

 while fifty acres in the same kind of tim- 

 ber will bring cash buyers at highest 

 possible prices for lumber. 



Aim high; reach for good returns; 

 plant what will bring highest prices in 

 quickest time; do not mix things up; all 

 should be pine, walnut or some good. 

 h'gh-grade timbi-r tiTcs. 



Weeds don't |);iy. Kng weeds and 

 tliiiilles arc not the only pe.sts of the 

 farmei-. there ai-e others; for instance, 

 in llie foi-est an unprofitable growth oc- 

 cui)ying space without producing an in- 

 come, crowding out good trees which 

 possess high value; these are weeds. 



Try catali)a speciosa. It succeeds in 

 your State. In Colorado the catalpa 

 thrives at 6,000 feet elevation; you are 

 but 2,000 feet. In :\raine it grows at 

 45 degrees north latitude; yours is 

 but 41 degrees. 



The 1). L. cV:. W. Ky. will be glad to 

 pay you cash for all the ties and lumber 

 you can raise. Youi- market is the best; 

 soil and location suit the catalpa, so also 

 the walnut, I think- : and probably white 

 pine. 



The Forest Xursery Co., Aslilaud, 

 Ohio, can supply trees of catalpa. 



Walter Brown, Connersville, Ind., can 

 send you walnuts if not obtainable near- 

 er home. 



Subscribe for Arboriculture. It will 

 keep you informed on all these subjects. 



KKXTrCKY TDIBER LAXDS. 



We have just returned from a trip into 

 the mountains of Eastern Kentucky, at 

 the headwaters of the several rivers 

 whif'h rise in the mountains. The de- 

 mand has been so great for ties, lum- 

 bei- and timbers in recent yeai'S that all 

 forest growths are being rapidly con- 

 sumed. The diflt'erence is plainly appar- 

 ent along the railway lines over which 

 we pa.ssed three years ago. All the moun- 

 tain sides now being bared of valuable 

 trees. 



At each station in the white oak belt 

 •.wo huge i)iles of crossties, awaiting ship- 

 ment. These have been hauled from 

 fifteen to twenty miles over rough moun- 

 tain roads. 



