FORESTRY LESSONS ON HOME WOODLANDS 



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place for the owner to recreate in, or a cover for small game. People 

 nave an inherent fondness for the woods. How the occurrence of 

 woods makes the community a better one in which to live. 



Increasing or reducing the area in woods to the point of right pro- 

 portion of cropland, pastureland, and woodland. The soundness of 

 the farm policy of having permanent woodland on the farm. Proper 

 area in permanent woodland. Kind of soil, topography, and amount 

 of forest land in the locality, and their effect in determining the 

 area of permanent woodland. 



Fig. 18. — Forest plantations are made with small seedlings and no later watering or cultivation are 

 necessary. Fire and grazing stock must be excluded 



Waste or idle land, poor soils, steep slopes, wastes and gullies, 

 rocky and wet lands (fig. 19) made profitable by growing timber. 



Handling woodlands so as to keep them at the highest point of pro- 

 duction. Overcutting and its ill effect upon the productive power 

 of the forest. Owners to be satisfied with a permanent revenue from 

 the woodland. Difference between a mine and a forest in respect to 

 their producing power. 



Woodlands as a source of permanent revenue on the farm. Dif- 

 ferences between a timber tract containing thrifty young trees and 

 one with only scattered old trees and much sod and shrubs. The 

 forest capital — the stock of growing trees — must not be too heavily 

 cut. Because of the desire for ready money, there is constant danger 

 of this happening. The apparent returns may be increased for a 

 few years, while the productive capacity of the forest is being reduced 

 below the minimum limit. This point, below which the total 

 amount of growing timber should not be allowed to fall, is about one- 



