CHAPTER XV 



Wood Lots and Wood Crops 



The farmer's wood-lot as a key to the situation; 

 extent of such wood-lots and their possible producing 

 capacity; trees rightly regarded as an agricultural 

 crop. 



The government must lead, yes, but who will 

 follow? It is now evident that wood is not a raw 

 material like iron ore and oil, but a growing crop 

 similar, except in the time that it takes to reach 

 maturity, to any agricultural product. Among the 

 well known foresters of the country not one has as 

 yet practised his own preachings, gone in for 

 raising timber and made money. The farmer does 

 not call himself a forester but it is chiefly he who 

 has profited by what forestry tries to teach, and if 

 there is one place where we may look for practical 

 proof of profitable wood growing it Is in our pro- 

 gressive agricultural regions. 



This is especially true in the east where the 

 market is near at hand and almost the only compe- 

 tition comes from Pacific Coast lumber with its 



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