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(6) For bottomland. 



No. 7. No. 8. 



( 2 feet by 8 feet. ) (4 feet by 6 feet. ) 



WWWW OWCW 



WWWW WOWC 



WWWW OWCW 



WWWW WOWG 



No. 9. No. 10. 



(4 feet by 6 feet.) (4 feet by 4 feet.) 



eCCCC EBEB 



CCCCG BEBB 



CCGCO EBEB 



B E B E 



W = White willow. 

 C = Cottonwood. 

 E = White elm. 

 B = Black cherry. 



SPACING. 



In this region wide spacing is undesirable in every respect. It not 

 only necessitates repeated cultivation for a number of years, but it 

 produces a scattered stand of low, branchy trees, with no provision 

 for failures or accidents. On the other hand, trees planted closely 

 and in proper mixtures will soon shade the ground completely and 

 save the expense of cultivation. The formation of objectionable side 

 branches is prevented and the trouble of pruning saved. Planted in 

 this way trees grow more rapidly in height, become shapely, and 

 make a better windbreak in a short time. When some of the trees 

 are overtopped by their neighbors and begin to die they can be cut 

 out and used for fuel. 



TREATMENT AFTER PLANTING. 

 CULTIVATION. 



In order to prevent the choking of the young trees by the tall, rank 

 weeds and grasses which spring up soon after exposing the ground, 

 and to conserve the moisture of the soil, the plantation should be 



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