32 PRACTICAL FORESTRY 
which will not mar its beauty, but will add interest 
and help defray the cost of operation. Semi-wild 
turkeys are in high repute on such estates. They grow 
fat on the nuts of the forest, their meat is improved 
in flavor, and they help to keep in check injurious 
insects. 
In the forests of mild climates there is excellent 
opportunity for apiculture. The flowers of the lin- 
den, tulip-tree, eucalyptus, and other species yield 
honey in abundance, and of good quality, and the 
bees do good work in fertilizing the flowers. 
The collection of tree seeds, if properly con- 
ducted, should yield good returns. This is an im- 
portant industry in the Old World. The seeds of 
many species of American trees may be secured 
much more easily from trees growing in Europe than 
in this country. The seeds of some of our common- 
est species, such as the red pine of the North, are 
difficult to obtain in the market, and are very ex- 
pensive. 
In fact, even forests which are managed for their 
beauty and the pleasure which they afford, may, if 
properly exploited, yield something of value in dol- 
lars and cents. In this, however, as in everything 
else, more depends on the energy and ability of the 
man in control than upon the nature of the property 
itself. 
