RAISING TREES FROM SEED 



walnuts and hickories, should be planted in the 

 autumn, preferably where they are to grow. 



The ravages of the chestnut borer have 

 made it undesirable to raise this beautiful 

 tree at present. 



Seeds of locusts, sycamores and catalpas 

 should be gathered when ripe, then mixed 

 with dry sand and stored in a cool, dry cellar 

 until spring. Locust seeds, before planting, 

 should be placed in a vessel of very hot 

 water, stirred for a few minutes, and then 

 allowed to soak in the water (which of course 

 will become cold) for three days; then taken 

 out and planted at once, not being allowed to 

 become dry. 



It would be of the greatest benefit to the 

 country if the owners of land everywhere 

 would plant trees intelligently and exten- 

 sively. By this means, the abandoned farm 

 could be made productive, shelter and wind- 

 breaks provided for buildings and pastures, 

 covert for game and song birds and protec- 

 tion for growing crops. The necessary wood 



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