it eventually merges into the great body of forest trees 

 lying on the easterly side of the Mississippi valley. 

 The principal trees which have come upon the Plains by 

 this route are the common red cedar, papaw, half a 



of land, giving better opportunity for the starting of 

 seedling trees. With the weeds and little trees will 

 spring up low shrubs of various kinds. These need give 

 no trouble for this is merely nature's wav of taking 



large numbers, will ii 

 destroy the trees. They prevent the 

 growth of small trees, and eventu- 

 ally destroy those of larger growth. 

 Oattle, inhirgf iiiuiibi-rs. are ciiually 

 wheretlir :iih iii|.l i imv],- 1,, iin-srrv 



hint from nature, 

 which is a very excellent one for 

 the plainsman to follow, is to plant 

 on his farm the kinds which he 



Tbi 



■■■'■'I 'I.. :.| i.r. .,, iiiimI.' tli:M tin- forest as a 



I ■- : n III.' M.iiiiL' irr.-^ which are left 



Care slimilil be taken to eucnunise tlie tendency to 

 spreading which is so strong in nearly all parts of the 

 Plains. With a little care every present living forest 

 area may be miiili- to extend itself si'ontaneousiy, or 

 nearly so. Tlir r..n,i .|i..m],i !..■ rH'cri imlly inclosed by 



a fence I'l.i'i '1 .■ il i;,!m. ri,.t.i lU outer border, 



leaviiii; :i "■ ': -i m ■ oi'" 'I I oi.l i- ! ■, ■ . n the trees and 



the fenrr, I'ln- will -rou ii|.wiili w N, and mingled 



with the,-...- «ill I.e iIiimmmIIoih i i .-,•, .s], ringing from the 

 seeds blown or carried from the forest area. In this 



Sa.l.l Hill I-..;, on llio li-i ,.ro.,. -nollo,-, (h, liiooo.i- 



tral Plains the list is reduced, and also somewhat 

 changed in species. The two elms may be planted, as 

 also the hackberry, the green ash in place of the white 

 ash, wild cherry, honey locust, and in many jdaces the 

 bull-pine. On the wr.ln,, I'lM,,.. o^prcially llial por- 



4,000 feet, the list is ~i m, - in,,, o , , llo' h hiio .Ini is sf ill 

 included, also the hackLen;, . lii. Lull pine, and in many 

 places the red cedar. 



The trees mentioned are of the more durable and 

 profitable kinds. But on all parts of the Plains people 



