394 AGRICULTURE 



crops or gardens. From the friendly tree-tops they also 

 pour out their tribute of song. 



The location and size of the wood lot. It may not 

 always be desirable to plant a large wood lot near the build- 

 ings. When such is the case, low wet places, steep hillsides, 

 or small irregular pieces of ground not suitable for culti- 

 vation can often be utilized. 



From one-half an acre to several acres of ground can 

 profitably be set to trees on a fair-sized farm. While the 



Another use of the wood lot. 



returns are not immediate as with other crops, yet the profit 

 is reasonably sure in the end. Many far-sighted farmers 

 are now providing for the fence posts and timbers they 

 will need ten or twenty years hence by setting out and 

 caring for trees in a wood lot. It is estimated that Minne- 

 sota farmers set out a million trees in 1913 and in many 

 other regions the movement is quite as marked. 



Varieties of trees for the wood lot. It is impossible 

 to recommend definite varieties of trees for the wood lot, 



