100 THE FOREST TREE CULTURIST. 
furrowed. The wood is coarse-grained, of a light-brow1. 
color, and is much used in cabinet-work. Its nuts ripen 
Fig. 33. 
in autumn, and should be planted at that time. It is com- 
mon in all the Northern States, and thrives best in moist, 
rich soils. 
It would scarcely be worth the trouble to plant the But- 
ternut for its timber, but every farm should have a few to 
produce nuts. Many of us can look back to the time in 
our boyhood when the cracking of butternuts and hickory 
nuts was the main feature in our evening enjoyments. 
Farmers, remember that a few Butternut trees may cause 
your sons and daughters to send a thought or a blessing 
back to the old homestead. when far away and surrounded 
. by the cares and anxieties which we all experience in our 
journey thorough life, 
