~CX)REST TREES grown on the farm add to its value and 

 beauty. They supply material for farm use, such as 

 poles, posts, and cordwood; and they afford shelter for live 

 stock, and protect crops and buildings from the hot winds of 

 summer and the cold winds of winter. Moreover, they can 

 often be grown successfully on soils too poor or on slopes too 

 steep for the successful production of the ordinary agricultural 

 crops. 



It is the purpose of this publication to point out simple 

 methods which may be followed in planting and caring for 

 hardwood trees on the farm and in collecting, extracting, and 

 storing the seed of the common hardwood trees of the United 

 States and in growing the young trees in a home garden or 

 nursery. 



Contribution from the Forest Service 



WILLIAM B. SREELEY, Forester 

 Washington, D. C. January, 1921 



