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cutting out the less desirable forms as the growth 

 thickens. Varieties for wood-lot planting should be 

 selected to suit the locality. Hardy catalpa, black 

 locust, black walnut, honey locust, Bois d'Arc, or 

 Osage orange, mulberries, and many other sorts, have 

 proven to be well suited to many sections of the South 

 and West. Not every wood-lot has turned out a success; 



Fig. 173. A catalpa plantation. Every farm should have a wood lot. 

 From Year Book, United States Department of Agriculture, 1899. 



