PLANTING PLAN FOR PRAIRIE FARMS. 35 



REQUIRED NUMBER OF TREES PER ACRE. 



If planted in V.) row's. 4 feet apart : 



10 rows hackberry 1,432 



<) rows red cedar 1,288 



Total 2, 720 



If planted in 17 rows. -H feet apart : 



9 rows hackberry 1,138 



8 rows red cedar 1,012 



Total 2, 150 



If planted in 13 rows. 6 feet apart: 



7 rows hackberry 652 



rows red cedar 558 



Total 1,210 



A good mixture suitable for either upland or bottomland consists 

 of equal proportions of honey locust and green ash. These species 

 may be planted in accordance with diagram 10 by substituting ash 

 and locust for the hackberry and cedar. A still better method of 

 mixing is to alternate the species in the rows according to the follow- 

 ing diagram : 



Diagram 11. — Mixture for upland or bottomland. 



A L A L 

 L A L A 

 A L A L 

 L A L A 

 A=Green ash. L=Honey locust. 



REQUIRED NUMBER OF TREES PER ACRE. 



If planted 4 feet apart in 19 rows : 



Green ash 1,360 



Honey locust 1,360 



Total 2, 720 



If planted 41 feet apart in 17 rows : 



Green ash 1,075 



Honey locust 1,075 



Total 2, 150 



If planted 6 feet apart in 13 rows : 



Green ash 605 



Honey locust 605 



Total ■_ 1, 210 



A good mixture for fence posts consists of black locust and Osage 

 orange planted 4 feet apart in rows 6 feet apart. At this rate of 

 planting it will require 908 trees of each species to plant an acre. 

 The wide spacing in one direction will permit of better cultivation 



