. Canadian forestry journal. Forests and forestry -- Canada Periodicals. 5^2 Illustrated Canadian Forestry Magazine, December, 1920 Why Farm Forestry Pays The right handHng of forest trees on the farm will make it more prosperous, add to its comforts as a home, and en- hance its value as an investment. The home forest, in many sections of the country, will supply the timber which the farm needs for buildings, fences, fuel, repairs of all kinds, and many other uses; and there will often be a surplus which can be sold in the form of stand- ing timber, saw logs, posts, poles, cross- ties, pulpwoo
. Canadian forestry journal. Forests and forestry -- Canada Periodicals. 5^2 Illustrated Canadian Forestry Magazine, December, 1920 Why Farm Forestry Pays The right handHng of forest trees on the farm will make it more prosperous, add to its comforts as a home, and en- hance its value as an investment. The home forest, in many sections of the country, will supply the timber which the farm needs for buildings, fences, fuel, repairs of all kinds, and many other uses; and there will often be a surplus which can be sold in the form of stand- ing timber, saw logs, posts, poles, cross- ties, pulpwood, fuelwood, and blocks or billets for making spokes, handles, spools, boxes, barrels, and excelsior. A well-cared-for home forest serves also as a windbreak for buildings, a shelter for live stock, a protection of valuable lands from erosion, a means of •profitable employment for men and teams during otherwise spare or idle time, a place of recreation, and an improvement in the appearance of the farm. Trees improve and build up the soil. The leaves, small twigs, and other tree litter decompose and form a layer of dark-colored vegetable mold, which en- riches the soil and stores up soil mois- ture. By means of this layer of mold, the binding of the soil by the roots of the trees, and the resistance of the trunks to the rapid flow of water, the woods pre- vent floods from gullying or destroying the land by erosion, particularly on steep slopes. Even if a farmer sells no timber the woodland pays. The firewood, fence posts, and material for repair and con- struction on the farm, the timber and money saved by having them convenient- ly on hand, and the protection against extremes of weather afforded the crops, farm buildings, and stock are worth con- siderably more than the slight trouble and expense of raising and caring for the trees. The woods need not occupy good farm land that will grow other crops. Trees should, as a rule, be located on land too poor to cultivate, such as g
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