QUESTIONS 365 



how quickly the water runs off from the hard surface still tipped at the same 

 angle as before. Compare the results in the two trials with a hillside once 

 clothed with a forest carpet and now made bare by burning or clearing. What 

 is the effect of a forest carpet on springs and wells in the vicinity? 



5. Saying Forest Monarchs for Reseeding. Near some of the large 

 seed-bearing trees, such as oaks, maples, white pines or others, study the 

 distribution of seeds and the growth of young seedlings. Of what value is the 

 practice of leaving such old trees standing when the main forest is first cut over? 



6. Selecting Forest Areas. In a rough, hilly country, examine several 

 farms and estimate number of acres on each suitable for forest growth. Deter- 

 mine, if possible, why all areas that should be planted to forests are not so used. 



7. Trees to Plant. Make a list of trees of the region which would be 

 suitable for use in forests. Which ones are considered best for lumber? W T hich 

 for poles? Which for railroad ties? 



8. Choosing Trees to Harvest. In a woods which may be kept perma- 

 nently as a forest, indicate by tying a strip of white rag on trees which may 

 be cut for harvest during the next winter season. Then with strips of another 

 color mark those to be cut the next winter, and then mark those to be cut the 

 third winter. Be prepared to give reasons for your choice of what trees to 

 harvest at each time. 



QUESTIONS 



1. Give at least one forest product in each class outlined in this chapter. 



2. By inquiring of older citizens, find how prices have increased for railroad 



ties, telephone poles, lumber, and other forest products. 



3. Give the chief causes of wastes in forests and woodlots. 



4. Suggest methods of preventing wastes. 



5. Show the farmers' interest in forestry. 



6. What kinds of places are best suited for the farm wood lot? Why use 



waste lands? 



7. Where should shelter belts be planted? 



8. Enumerate their uses. 



9. Give some suggestions as to what kinds of trees to plant. 



10. Describe the making of maple syrup and sugar. 



11. Discuss the growing of walnuts. 



12. Give directions for setting a pecan orchard. 



13. What effect will the chestnut disease have on the planting of chestnut 



groves? 



14. Where are cocoanuts grown in the United States? 



References. United States Farmers' Bulletins: 99, Insect Enemies of 

 Shade Trees; 173, Primer of Forestry, Part I: The Poorest; 228, Forest Plant- 

 ing and Farm Management; 252, Maple Sugar; 332, Nuts and Their Uses as 

 Food; 358, Primer of Forestry, Part II: Practical Forestry; 423, Forest 

 Nurseries for Schools; 476, The Dying of Pine in the Southern States: Cause, 

 Extent and Remedy; 516, The Production of Maple Syrup and Sugar; 700, 

 Pecan Culture; 711, The Care and Improvement of the Wood Lot; 715, 

 Measuring and Marketing Wood Lot Products. 



Cornell Bulletin 333, Control of Two Elm Tree Pests. Cornell Bulletin 

 347, Endothia Canker of Chestnut. Cornell Bulletin 366. Wood-lot Conditions 

 in Broome County, N. Y. Cornell Bulletin 368, Wood-lot Conditions in Dutch- 

 ess County, N. Y. Cornell Bulletin 371, The Leaf Blotch Disease of Horse- 

 chestnut. Improvement of the Wood Lot, Cornell Reading Courses, Forestry 

 Series No. 1. U. S. Forest Service, Bui. 86, Windbrakes. U. S. Forest Ser- 

 vice Circ. 61, Forest Planting. Circ. 97, The Timber Supply of the United 

 States. Circ. 117, Preservative Treatment of Fence Posts. Circ. 130, For- 

 estry in the Public Schools. 



