The reforestation of cut-over and idle lands in New . per thousand feet and yield anet return at the age of 35 to 50 of over $4 per acre per year. Atabout 60 years of age it yields the highest return which is $6 per acreper year. From the time the timber has passed 35 years of age untilit reaches 60, it can be cut at any time and will return a greater valueper acre than the value of the land if used in any other way. Itshows further that one can afford to pay somewhat more than $4 anacre for land that is now idle and reforest it with every assurancethat it will make a profitable long ti
The reforestation of cut-over and idle lands in New . per thousand feet and yield anet return at the age of 35 to 50 of over $4 per acre per year. Atabout 60 years of age it yields the highest return which is $6 per acreper year. From the time the timber has passed 35 years of age untilit reaches 60, it can be cut at any time and will return a greater valueper acre than the value of the land if used in any other way. Itshows further that one can afford to pay somewhat more than $4 anacre for land that is now idle and reforest it with every assurancethat it will make a profitable long time investment. Approximatelythe same results as described for the White Pine can be obtained byusing Norway Pine, Norway Spruce, Western Red Fir and such hard-woods as the Ash and Red Oak. These last must be put into some-what different soils and different locations than the conifers describedabove and yet the results of plantations of these species show thatvery excellent returns can be gotten even on the worst bits of idleland in the farms of the
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