PRACTICAL ARBORICULTURE 



electric changes occur, as when the atmosphere is holding moisture to point of 

 saturation, and objects in the pathway of the clouds conduct the electric fluid 

 instantly, intense precipitation occurs, the earth in that locality is deluged 

 beyond the ability of the water courses to convey it quickly away, and low- 

 lying lands become flooded. 



The removal of large bodies of forests destroys the regular and systematic 

 electric connections between earth and sky, and in consequence the electric 

 energy becomes violent, and cloudbursts occur with frequency. The planting 

 of forest belts in a systematic manner and the maintenance of a reasonable 

 area of forest will equalize this electrical diffusion, rain will become more reg- 

 ular and impetuous storms infrequent. 



