CONTENTS. 



Page. 



Introduction 5 



Territory covered 6 



Physical features . 6 



Climate 8 



Effect of forests on climate 10 



Shelterbelts and windbreaks 11 



Woodlots 12 



Details of planting 13 



Conifers 13 



Broadleaf species 14 



Cuttings 16 



Raising from seed 16 



Spacing 17 



Cost 18 



Where to plant 18 



Cultivation 19 



Pruning 22 



Seed bearing 23 



Species planted 24 



Uses of different species 24 



Upland species 24 



Valley species 24 



Hedge species 24 



Commercial species 24 



Street species 24 



Planting plans 26. 



A northeast corner 26 



A southwest corner 26 



Planting the shelterbelts. . . -. 27 



Planting the woodlots 28 



Roadside planting 29 



Notes and measurements 29 



Honey locust 30 



Osage orange 33 



Russian mulberry 35 



Green ash 37 



Red cedar 38 



White elm 39 



Pines - 40 



Black locust 41 



Hackberry 44 



Cotton wood 44 



Boxelder 45 



[Cir. 161.] (3) 



