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AGRICULTURE 



kinds may so change the school yard that it will become 

 one of the most attractive spots in the neighborhood. 



Trees for posts and other farm uses. In planting 

 young trees on the farm for fence posts choose between 



FIG. 142. SHOWING SPREADING FORM OF SOME OAKS WHEN NOT CROWDED 



catalpa, black locust, osage orange, and mulberry. Posts 

 made from these trees last for a long time. Cedar makes 

 excellent posts and is very valuable for making pencils. 

 It grows slowly and should not be set out on a farm where 

 apples are grown. The wood of the walnut is very valu- 

 able for furniture. To make shade quickly in the pastures, 

 where beauty is not important, the cottonwood, chinaberry, 

 and catalpa are suitable. 



