10 



It is therefore necessary that live stock of all kinds be ex- 

 cluded from the land growing young trees. This protection 

 must be maintained until the trees are large enough to shade 

 out the weeds and their tops high enough to be out of reach 

 of live stock. 



DESIRABLE TREES FOR KANSAS WOODLOTS. 



Black Walnut. 



The black walnut is a native tree throughout the eastern 

 half of the state of Kansas and is the highest-priced wood on 

 the market of any of our commercial American trees. The 

 wood is used in the United States as shown below. 



FIG. 167. Loading black walnut hauled in by farmers. [Courtesy Forest Service.] 



Factory Uses of Black Walnut. 5 



Purpose. Per cent. 



Sewing machines 33 



Musical instruments 21 



Mill work 19 



Furniture and fixtures 10 



Firearms 7 



Caskets and coffins 2 



Electrical machinery and apparatus 2 



Vehicles 2 



Car construction 1 



Other uses 3 



Total 100 



In recent years the best grades of black walnut logs have 

 largely been exported to European countries. However, in 



5. The tables of factory uses for the various woods given in this article are taken from 

 Kellog's "Lumber and Its Uses," published in 1914. 



