EASTERN NEW MEXICO AND WESTERN TEXAS. 



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farm and be maintained for its influence rather than for its product 

 of wood. A woodlot ahso may Be so located that it will' serve as a 

 windbreak, but its primary purpose is the production of timber. 

 These considerations require that windbreaks shall be placed where 

 they will afford the most effective shelter without much reference to 

 the character of the soil, while in locating a woodlot especial atten- 



PUBLIC ROAD 



(24 Yt Acres) 



(26 fe /Icres) 



(2 '3 % /Icres) (25 % /Icres) 



Fig. 7.— Model planting plan for the plains of eastern New Mexico and western Texas. 



tion must be paid to the fitness of the site for the rapid production 

 of desirable kinds of wood. 



The number of species that can be recommended for planting ob 

 the semiarid plains is very limited, but any of the following may be 

 planted with a reasonable prospect of success: 



Green ash. Hackberry. 



Red cedar. Black locust. 



Chinese arborvitse. , Honey locust. 



Wild china. Russian mulberry. 



Coffeetree. Osage orange. 



White elm. Western yellow pine. 



