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and those who can not gather it can get it from our seedsmen, 

 as most of them now advertise it at about one dollar per pound, 

 post-paid. A pound contains about twenty-five thousand seeds, 

 but it is not safe to count on more than one-fourth this number 

 of perfect plants, and it will require care and experience to get 

 even half this amount. 



Taking into consideration all the facts presented, it would 

 seem that few investments are offered that are so sure of largo 

 profit with little risk, expense, or taxes, as the planting of locust 

 timber on all soils where it flourishes, and I most heartily re- 

 commend it, especially to the young farmer in all locations where 

 timber is becoming scarce. 



The only enemy to this tree that I have ever seen is the 

 borer, and it does not often seriously injure large plantations, 

 particularly where the soil and cultivation is such as to insure 

 a rapid growth. I do not think the danger from the borer 

 worth taking into consideration under good management. 



