FARM FORESTRY 253 



a valuable piece of property, and although it may not 

 bring him much in turn in the way of money, it is almost 

 a necessity for successful farming. The up-to-date farmer 

 now values and cares for his woodlot. The follow- 

 ing are some points to observe in caring for a woodlot: 



1. Give all desirable young trees every advantage 

 for growth, and cut out all undesirable ones for fuel 

 or such use as the farmer can make of them. 



2. It is injurious to a woodlot to use it as a pas- 

 ture. The stock will browse on the young trees, tramp 

 them down, and cut up the soil and forest tree roots. 



3. Grass should never be allowed to get started in 

 the woodlot. 



4. Old and dead trees should be cut down and re- 

 moved. All brush and old logs should be piled and 

 burned, where fire cannot injure the young trees. 



5. Where bare spots occur young trees should be 

 encouraged to grow, either by planting seeds or seed- 

 lings. 



6. It may be well to plow up sections of the old 

 woodlot and plant seedlings of such trees as Black Lo- 

 cust, Catalpa, or Osage Orange. There are a few farm- 

 ers in this country that have made the woodlot a prof- 

 itable proposition, and have even gone so far as to set 

 high priced corn lands to young forest trees. 



Practical Exercises 

 1. Transplanting a Tree 



Select a young tree to be transplanted. Locate the 

 main roots by striking the spade into the ground par- 

 allel to the direction of the roots. Dig out from the 



