36 LANDSCAPE-GARDENING 



from ten to thirty per cent of the whole, in forest 

 and state, county, and township parks. 



Although the forest has several times been men- 

 tioned in this chapter, it is a subject of so much 

 importance that quotations will here be made from 

 a little book entitled "The Forest Waters the 

 Farm," published in 1886 by the Forest and Stream 

 Publishing Company. This book should be read 

 by everyone interested in the welfare of the coun- 

 try. It is a translation from the French, and the 

 quotations are : 



"One should cultivate his field according to its 

 slope and its nature ; on high ground forest, here some 

 grain, there turf-land for pasture, and above all, 

 should never sow more surface than he can manure." 



"The woods keep the water, the water makes 

 the meadows, the flock the manure, and the ma- 

 nure the grain." 



"A country without wood is a house without a 

 roof. No peace there ! Sun, wind, rain, and cold 

 keep everyone in a turmoil." 



"The forest protects the sloping soil. Where 

 the earth is in danger from the waters, plant a 

 sapling." 



"We should never sacrifice the woods to the sheep 



