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GUIDE. 



usable wood, particularly that produced by our forests or by cultivation, no longer 

 provides for the daily needs of our population. It is urgent that the authorities remedy this 

 situation, or soon we will be obliged, as are the English, to get our supplies from abroad. 

 While waiting for promises made long ago by well-meaning individuals to materialize, 

 we believe that it is now in the best interest of landowners to plant, woodlands and to 

 propagate good varieties of oaks, elms, beeches, maples, etc.. both domestic and foreign. 

 And to realize as well that the constantly increasing price of usable wood offers those not 

 influenced by misguided selfishness, nor hurried by their needs of the moment, an 

 opportunity to undertake the most advantageous cultivation possible. Woodlands appear 

 in many dry areas that are of little value for other plants; at the same time they are a 

 lovely embellishment to country estates. Their foliage cools the air during the heat of 

 summer and covers the ground with fertilizing material at the approach of winter. 

 Countries with tall timber forests are less vulnerable than are others to blasts of the north 

 wind. It's an established fact that the tops of large trees attract clouds which, as they turn 

 to rain, water the countryside and create and feed its springs and streams. 



PROPAGATION OF TREES. 



Trees and shrubs are propagated by planting seeds, and by root suckers, layering, 

 and cuttings. Wherever possible, the first method is the safest and most advantageous. 



