Lake Vermilion. The next step will be to determine 

 the areas of natural reproduction and the barren cut- 

 over lands. This survey will be made on private non- 

 agricultural lands as well as non-agricultural State 

 lands, with the view of getting the larger land owners 

 to practice forestry wherever possible. 



WOODLOTS AND SHELTERBELTS 



It is very essential that a survey be made of the 

 woodlot problem in this State. In the wooded sec- 

 tions there are a great many natural w r oodlots with 

 valuable timber which is depreciating on account of 

 the lack of care and management. To many farmers 

 the woodlot is looked upon only as a source of fuel. 

 They do not know the value of the different trees, 

 and will frequently buy oak from the lumber dealers 

 for eveners, handles, etc., when they have the finest 

 kind of white ash growing on their farms. 



In the prairie regions there are a great many plant- 

 ed woodlots. These were planted for protection pur- 

 poses, and as a rule contain only the faster growing 

 and inferior species; consequently many are dying 

 out. No effort has been made to replace these wdth 

 the slower growing and more valuable kinds of trees. 

 The settler in northern Minnesota should be induced 

 to leave a woodlot around his farmstead. All inferior 

 species should be cut out. 



A survey should be made to determine the amount 

 of natural woodlots, of planted woodlots and shelter 

 belts in the State. This should show the vario 

 species and their rate of growth, in order to dete 

 mine what kind of trees should be planted to replace 

 those cut or destroyed. The effect of pasturage on 



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