CONTENTS. 



Page. 



Purpose of the study 5 



The region 5 



Topography, drainage, soil 5 



Climate 5 



Precipitation 6 



Forest planting of the past 7 



Present status of forest planting 7 



Forest planting of the future 8 



A survey of existing plantations 8 



Cottonwood 12 



Hardy catalpa 15 



Green ash 17 



Black walnut 19 



Honey locust 23 



Osage orange 24 



White willow 27 



Silver maple 28 



Boxelder 28 



Russian mulberry 29 



White elm 29 



Lombardy poplar 29 



Black locust 29 



Other broadleaf trees 30 



White pine 30 



Austrian pine 31 



Jack pine 31 



Western yellow pine 31 



Scotch pine 31 



Norway spruce 31 



European larch 31 



Red cedar. 32 



Conclusions 32 



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