Forestry 



271 



needed on every farm. In many cases such lands have 

 been made to return to the farm products equal in value 

 to the returns of the regular field crops. The value of a 

 wood-lot will depend much upon the care, nature of the 

 soil, and the kinds of trees planted. Of course, it takes 

 some years before the first harvest can be made; but 

 this may be greatly shortened by planting thick and 



Fig. 173. A catalpa plantation. Every farm should have a wood-lot. 

 From Year Book, United States Department of Agriculture, 1899. 



