is that a tract of land, having between 20 and 40 acres, be set 

 aside, where white pine, Norway and jack pine, white and 

 Norway spruce, European larch, elm, hackberry, maple, box 

 elder, cottonwood and ash may be raised from seeds for dis- 

 tribution at a nominal cost. The pine trees grown from these 

 seedlings, will have a merchantable value within 30 or 35 

 years, while a majority of the others will reach such a stage 

 in about 20 years or less. While they are growing, however, 

 they will become shelter belts and be of immense value to 

 the farms on which they grow. Such seedlings would be 

 ready to move within one to three years from the time they 

 are planted. There are provinces in Canada now where such 

 nurseries have been established, and such Eastern states as 

 New York, New Hampshire and Vermont have tried them 

 with success. 



State Forester Places Approval on Woodlots and Shelter 

 Belts. 



Commenting on the value of woodlots and shelter belts in 

 Minnesota, the state forester says in his last annual report: 



"Aside from what tree planting has been done on the prairie 

 with the encouragement of the bounty, a great deal more has 

 been done without that incentive. The benefit of a good sized 

 woodlot on a prairie farm cannot be calculated in dollars. If 

 so situated as to break the force of the wind from the farm 

 buildings, stock may be turned into the barnyard on days 

 when storms, if unbroken by a grove, would not permit. Snow 

 meits more slowly under timber than on the open ground, and 

 the slow drainage from a woodlot will often be of advantage 

 to adjoining fields in dry springs. When the planted trees 

 are mature, a portion of a woodlot may be used to give shade 

 to stock. It is advisable, however, to separate the woodlot 

 proper from the pasture-shade-tree proposition. Should a man 

 wish to sell prairie farm land the presence of a woodlot in good 

 condition will increase the acreage value of the whole farm. 

 The principal and most direct benefit to a prairie farm comes 

 from having a supply of fuel, fence posts and other material 

 at hand for home consumption, and even for sale." 



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