MEN OF THE TREES 



experiment and divided into half-acre plots, each of 

 which was cleared and cultivated by one farmer in his 

 spare time. 



The following species were planted by the forest culti- 

 vators in between their food crops, 6 feet by 12 feet; 

 while oil palms, Eloeis guineensis, were planted to de- 

 marcate boundaries between farms: — 



Tectona grandis. (Burma Teak) 



Khaya sp. (Mahogany) 



Guarea sp. (Mahogany) 



Guarea Thompsonii (Mahogany) 



Lovoa Klaineana (African Walnut) 



Ricinodendron africana (Useful timber — soil improver) 



Pentaclethra macrophylla (Useful timber — soil im- 

 prover) 



Triplochiton sp. (Soft wood for making ply-wood ex- 

 ported under the name Obeche) 



Cassia siamea (An exotic, used as nurse tree and ground 

 cover) 



An inspection of the farms at the end of the planting 

 season showed an average of 300, while the largest num- 

 ber of trees growing in any individual farm was 3 66. 



The farm crops grown in between the forest trees 

 were corn, yams, ground-nuts, gourds, okra, beans, pep- 

 pers, and ikpogie. A bonus is given to those farmers who 

 succeed in establishing not less than 500 trees to the acre. 

 Each year a new farm is allotted to the successful culti- 

 vator and in time he will build up a valuable additional 



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