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PRODUCTS OF THE FOREST AND WOOD LOT 



Forest trees are propagated in large quantities from seed, and 

 can usually be obtained from forest nurseries at very reasonable 

 prices (Fig. 248). 



Trees should be set close enough together so that side branches 

 will be formed chiefly near their tops. Tall, slender trees are more 

 suitable for most purposes than branched trees. With many 

 species the distance apart should not be less than four feet, nor 

 more than six or eight feet. If the wood lot is to be started on 





FIG. 249. A well-managed wood lot, where timber and wood keep coming as a per- 

 petual crop. The waste twigs and limbs are removed or piled and carefully burned to pre- 

 vent the breeding of forest insects. The "ripe" treesare cut without injury to the younger 

 ones. (U. S. D. A.) 



valuable farm land, the rows may be far enough apart to allow 

 intercropping with other products for several years. 



There are a number of advantages derived from having the 

 wood lot made up of a mixed planting rather than of one species. 

 (See Productive Farming). 



In rough areas, where the soil cannot be prepared by plowing 

 or other tillage, waste or useless brush or brush growth may be 

 mowed away and the planting of young seedlings may be done with 

 grubbing hoes. A small area may be cleared for the seedling. 



