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THE HOME WOOD LOT 



The Fanner's Needs. — From the farmer's own point of view it 

 is w"orth while to have a wood lot. His home fuel supply is needed, 

 wood for poles, posts, rails and other articles is also needed. This 

 surely is enough to warrant his keeping a good wood lot perpetu- 

 ally on his place. 



Location and Soils. — If possible, the wood lot should be made to 

 occupy a place not valuable for other crops. A hill side too steep 

 for cultivated crops may be used. A stony field where tillage imple- 



FiG. 255. — The home wood lot of maples may furnish a supply of sugar and syrup. 



ments cannot be used will grow forest trees (Fig. 256). Low, wet 

 lands flooded during the wet season may be made to grow those 

 those kinds of trees which endure such conditions. Denuded hill 

 sides (Fig. 257), or gullied old-fields may be planted to locusts and 

 other trees which will thrive there. 



Many hill sides and worthless lands have been cleared of native 

 woods with no excuse whatever. The owner merely robbed Nature 

 of her timber wood supply, without leaving trees with which to 

 reforest the place. 



Wind Breaks and Shelter Belts.— The Middle West, including 



