THE HOME GROUNDS AND WOOD LOT 473 



ter make sallies out upon the harmful insects that prey on 

 crops or gardens. From the friendly tree-tops they also 

 pour out their tribute of song. 



The location and size of the wood lot. It may not 

 always be desirable to plant a large wood lot near the build- 

 ings. When such is the case, low wet places, steep hillsides, 

 or small irregular pieces of ground not suitable for culti- 

 vation can often be utilized. 



From one-half an acre to several acres of ground can 



Using the wood lot for social center work, school picnics and 

 club festivals, near Dows, Iowa. 



profitably be set to trees on a fair-sized farm. While the 

 returns are not immediate as with other crops, yet the profit 

 is reasonably sure in the end. Many far-sighted farmers 

 are now providing for the fence posts and timbers they 

 will need ten or twenty years hence by setting out and 

 caring for trees in a wood lot. It is estimated that Minne- 

 sota farmers set out a million trees in one year and in 

 many other regions the movement is quite as marked. 



Varieties of trees for the wood lot. It is impossible 



