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shade for grazing stock, but along other fields they are usually 

 objectionable. The trees are unshapely from the forester's point 

 of view and the adjoining crops will often suffer because of the 

 trees. If windbreaks are needed the fence row may be the best 

 place to have the line of trees. 



How and What to Plant. In many sections of the country 

 nature will be a good guide in deciding what varieties of 

 trees should be used in the farm wood lot. Perhaps some of the 

 best species that have been entirely destroyed by the hand of man 

 would be the most profitable for replanting. This is true in many 

 parts of the white pine belt. Very few trees are more profitable 

 than white pine in the region where it was once native. A few 

 species, such as the chestnut, have been made unprofitable be- 



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Fia. 248. The raising of seedling trees for the farm woodlot is of vast importance and many 

 large forest nurserie8 are producing millions of trees of many kinds. (D. S. D. A.) 



cause of certain diseases or insects, although the chestnut disease 

 has not destroyed that species throughout the country, but the 

 possibility of the spread of the disease makes its growth uncertain. 

 Black walnut grows reasonably fast and the price paid for the 

 wood makes the profit very great. Short-lived trees, if used at all, 

 should, be mixed with more permanent trees. A few very rapidly 

 growing trees also produce very superior wood. The hardy catalpa, 

 for example, makes a quick growth, yielding returns in a few 

 years. The wood is very durable and is used for many purposes, 

 such as cabinet work, furniture, and farm posts. Among the tap- 

 rooted trees, suitable for the borders near field crops, may be 

 mentioned hickories, walnut, butternut, hardy catalpa, chestnut 

 and locust. 



