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THE HOME WOOD LOT 



bought by the thousand at nominal prices. Owners may also 

 grow their own trees by buying or gathering seeds and planting 

 them in nursery rows and giving prdper attention and tillage. 



Fig. 260. — A mixture of hardwood and evergreens is most successful in the farm woodlot. 



(Indian Rock Farm.) 



Some kinds are much more thrifty than others, while young, and 

 these are best for home growth. Hardy catalpa may be grown 



Fig. 261. — Seeds of catalpa and many other trees may be drilled in rows so that the young 

 trees may be cultivated for a year before transplanting to the wood lot or shelter belt. 



from seeds in rows to be cultivated with horse cultivators (Fig. 

 261). They are large enough in a few weeks after germination to 

 allow of thorough cultivation. 



