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PRACTICAL TREE-PLANTING IN OPERATION. 



incurred until the expiration of the ten years, the total expense per 

 acre was as follows : 



Deducting $69.60 from $267.17, the gross value, we have a net profit 

 of $197.55 per acre. 



These results show the value of an acre at the present time when the 

 trees are but 10 years old. It would be very unwise to remove all the 

 trees at this time. If only a portion of the trees are marketed each 

 year for the next 10 years, and the trees cut out are distributed so as 

 to give more sunlight to those that remain, the net profit per acre will 

 be very much increased. 



Plate IY, fig. 2, is an illustration from the edge of the plantation 

 where the posts have been drawn out and are made ready for market. 



The results obtained by Mr. Yaggy can not be duplicated by every 

 farmer in the Catalpa belt. The loose, sandy soil of this plantation, 

 with water table from 8 to 10 feet below the surface, is particularly 

 adapted to the growth of the Catalpa. 



A notable instance of a Catalpa plantation unwisely located is found 

 near Kiowa, in Barber County, Kans. This plantation for the most 

 part is on dry upland. The soil is composed of red loam underlaid 

 with sandstone at a depth of 8 to 12 feet. In 1883, 250,000 nursery 

 grown trees were set in the plantation. A large proportion of the trees 

 used were Hardy Catalpa, but some Black Locust, Black Walnut, Kus- 

 sian Mulberry, and Black Cherry were also planted in mixture with 

 the Catalpa. Large areas of this plantation have entirely died out, 

 although the cultivation for several years was the very best. 



It is noticeable that the trees on the higher lands have suffered most, 

 and those that survive are only a third or a half the size of those in 

 the ravines. Although these trees were set seventeen years ago. the 

 largest of the Catalpas will make but one good post, while those that 

 remain in the drier portions of the plantation have branched near the 

 ground and are of no value except for fuel. The location is unsuited 

 for the growth of the Catalpa. The Locust, Mulberry, and Elm do 

 much better, but even these can not be called wholly successful. 



