CHAPTER XII 



FORESTRY AND TIMBER 



FORESTRY is the raising of timber crops. It is not the planting of 

 shade trees or ornamental trees, or even of groves, but the planting 

 and rearing of forests. The primary product of the forest is timber; 

 usually the timber is sawed into boards, known collectively in North 

 America as lumber (lumber is properly and differently used in Eng- 

 land) ; some timber is used for fire-wood, some for wood-pulp, and 

 some for other uses. In the trades, timber usually means the 

 squared or heavy sawed product used in framework. 



Planting Notes 



Nursery planting-table for forest trees (Farmer's Bulletin) 



1 Difficult to transplant on account of tap root. Advisable to sow seeds in permanent 

 sites in field whenever possible. 



2 Easily grown from cuttings. Not necessary or advisable to attempt growing from seed. 



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