THE FARM WOODLOT 



CHAPTER I 

 THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE FOREST 



Farm forestry is the raising of a timber crop on a farm 

 or in conjunction with usual agricultural operations. It 

 differs from other or general forestry only in the extent of 

 its operations. In a broad way, all forestry is agriculture 

 because it is the rearing of a crop from the land. The 

 United States Forest Service is one of the divisions or 

 parts of the Department of Agriculture. Forestry is 

 taught in the colleges of agriculture. Professional for- 

 estry is only that large application requiring all of one's 

 time and demanding special preparation as a life work. 



Farmers must undertake to grow timber crops with as 

 much care and forethought as they produce other crops. 

 In many parts of the United States and Canada the forest 

 must be planted outright ; in other regions it is a question 

 of maintaining and improving the natural forest. In any 

 case, the farmer must recognize not only the value of 

 wood and timber to himself, but also the importance of 

 the forest to the country and to mankind at large. 



It should be understood at the beginning that forestry 

 has to do with woods, and not with city planting, shade 

 trees, or home lawns or parks. Separate trees do not 



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