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BULLETIX 863, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



Planting steep slopes and eroding soils with forest trees to check 

 soil wastage and land destruction. Kinds of trees suitable for tak- 

 ing hold quickly and multiplying on such dry banks. 



Filling up large openings in the woods and improving existing 

 woodlands oy planting desirable species of trees. 



Utilizing poor soils and so-called waste places about the farm by 

 planting quick-growing, useful kinds of trees : Black locust for fence 

 posts, pine and other species for use as treated fence posts. 



Trees about the farm and farmstead for shade, nut production, 

 and ornamental purposes. 



Fig. 17.— Woods with plenty of young growth coming on to take the place of the larger trees when cut 



Lesson XII. WOODLANDS AND FARM MANAGEMENT 



Problem. — How may the home forest be best managed to make it 

 more valuable, to increase the farm income, and to make the farm 

 more desirable ? 



Sources of information. — Farmers' Bulletins 635, 745, 1071, 1117, 

 1177, and 1210; Department Bulletin 481. 



Topics for study. — Review importance and value of woodlands to 

 the farm. The uses of timber on the farm, and importance of having 

 home-grown timber close at hand. 



Increasing the farm income by marketing the choice grades of 

 logs and other rough wood products not needed for home use. 



Woodlands making farms more desirable and salable than simi- 

 lar farms without timber. The actual value of the timber and the 

 additional indirect or aesthetic value because of attractiveness, a 



