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general currents, with belts of two or three rows, 

 closely planted. This planting would occupy about 

 one eighth of the land. Then again, it would be par- 

 ticularly desirable to plant all the banks of gulches, 

 four or five rows on either side, in order to prevent 

 further washing ; also, all steep side-hills inconvenient 

 to cultivate, or any waste lands that are non-produc- 

 ing. Trees will grow in places where nothing else 

 can be cultivated. A soil too coarse and meager for 

 the cereals may be marvelously productive in forest 

 growth. Ravines and slopes too steep for any other 

 useful product are the favorite seats of timber. Tak- 

 ing belts of land situated similarly to that part of Santa 

 Barbara county lying between Point Conception, Bin- 

 con Point, the Santa Inez Mountains, and the ocean, 

 if planted as above, fully one fourth would be occupied 

 by trees. It is known and proved that the three 

 fourths of the surface will produce more, if protected 

 by trees planted on the other fourth, than the whole 

 would without the trees, and without the protection. 

 Consequently the possessor loses nothing in the pro- 

 ductiveness of his farm, but, on the contrary, he in- 

 creases the certainty of his crops, decreases one fourth 

 his labor, beautifies his home, improves the climate, 

 doubles the value of his land, receives inspiration 

 from this work of his own hands, elevates his own 

 condition, and adds to the refinement of himself, his 

 family, and all his surroundings. 



By reason of the mildness of the climate and the 

 discovery of the Euaalyptus, or what is known as Aus- 

 tralian Gum-tree, we can, in our generation, create 

 forests of these trees, and bring about all these condi- 

 tions to be enjoyed by ourselves. No other country 



