BO ADVICE FOE FOREST PLANTERS IN OKLAHOMA. 



Preparatory to planting, dams were constructed at intervals across 

 the main draw, so as to store up the occasional excess of rainfall thai 

 would otherwise run off. The water tints stored serves to irrigate 

 the garden and affords drink for the stock in times of drought. 



The plantations that were proposed and made are the following: 



(1) Two row- of cottonwood set S feet apart in the tipper end of 

 the draw, one row on either side of the trough. 



Next eaeli row of cottonwoods. and s feel distant from it. two rows 

 of hardy catalpa s feet apart. 



Outside the catalpa. two rows. also s feet apart, composed of black 

 walnut and pecan set alternately in the rows. 



The tree- were set 1 feet apart in all these row-. 



The plantation thus consists of -J row- of cottonwood. I rows of 

 catalpa. and 4 row- of walnut and pecan in mixture, and is in the 

 form of a -trip 72 feet wide following the course of the draw for 

 somewhat less than half of it- length. 



(2) On the poor land in the northwest corner and immediately 

 adjoining the plantation in the draw a -trip of black locust 1"() feet 

 wide was planted 1 feet apart in rows v feet apart. 



The rest <>(' the corner, west of the locust and north of the farm- 

 stead, was planted with a mixture of Russian mulberry, honey locust, 

 and cotfeetree, according to diagram 7. This plantation, with those 

 adjoining, made a -olid block of forest north of the house and barn. 



Diagram 7. — Mixture for \toor soil in tin /.'' d Beds Belt. 



I Spacing 8' by I'. I 



M L M L 



M (' M 

 M L M L 

 C M C M 



M Russian mulberry. L — Honey locust. (' Coffeetree. 



REQUIRED N( MBER "I | R] ES PI R \< RE. 



Russian mulberry - 080 



Honey locust-— 340 



340 



Total - 1,360 



(3) Beginning at the northeast corner of the barnyard and con- 

 necting with the plantation in the draw, a windbreak was planted 

 straight to the eastern line of the farm. This windbreak is 3 rods 



a The planter may substitute white elm for the honey locust and coffeetree if 



he eh" 



