Issued July 17, 1907. 



U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, 



FOREST SERVICE Circular 99. 



GIFFORD PINCHOT, Forester. 



CONTENTS. 



Page. 



The region 1 



Advisability of tree planting 2 



Protective planting 2 



Woodlots 3 



Shade trees 3 



Methods of planting 4 



Cultivation and care 5 



Trees for planting 6 



Russian mulberry 6 



Osage orange 7 



Green ash 7 



Black locust 8 



Honey locust 9 



Cottonwood 10 



White elm 11 



Hackberry 11 



Hardy catalpa 12 



Boxelder _* 13 



Red cedar 13 



Pines 14 



SUGGESTIONS FOR FOREST PLANTING ON THE SEMI- 



ARID PLAINS. 



THE REGION. 



The suggestions for forest planting contained in this circular apply 

 to the western portions of Kansas, Nebraska, and Oklahoma, north- 

 western Texas, eastern Colorado, and eastern New Mexico. The 

 climate of the region is semiarid. Although the average annual 

 precipitation is sufficient for the production of certain agricultural 

 crops, the distribution of the rainfall is uneven, and wide areas often 

 suffer from prolonged drought. 

 984 No. 9907 M 1 



