. Canadian forestry journal. Forests and forestry -- Canada Periodicals. Canadian Forestry Journal, December, ipi6 881 The Farm Woodlot. (By B. P. Kirkland, University of Washington-) The farm woodlot product of the United States as a farm crop, accord- ing to the 1909 census, was worth very nearly 200 million dollars. The real significance of this becomes clearer when compared with the value of our grain crops, only three of which reach- ed this figure, wheat, corn, and oats. The forest can be grown on hill sides, in gullies and on other poor land which will never be worth clearing. A profit
. Canadian forestry journal. Forests and forestry -- Canada Periodicals. Canadian Forestry Journal, December, ipi6 881 The Farm Woodlot. (By B. P. Kirkland, University of Washington-) The farm woodlot product of the United States as a farm crop, accord- ing to the 1909 census, was worth very nearly 200 million dollars. The real significance of this becomes clearer when compared with the value of our grain crops, only three of which reach- ed this figure, wheat, corn, and oats. The forest can be grown on hill sides, in gullies and on other poor land which will never be worth clearing. A profit may be made from the sale of fuel, posts, railroad ties, pulp wood, mine timber, lumber, etc., depending upon the location of the tract and size of the timber and the market demands. If both thinnings and the final crop are utilized 2^^ cords or 1,000 feet per acre per annum or more may be se- cured. The main aim should be to produce small saw timber such as can be sawn by inexpensive portable mills right on the ground so as to furnish rough lumber for farm building. The question now to be answered is how much area of farm forest the aver- age farm should have. I base this quite largely on annual fuel consump- tion. I believe if a farm home is heat- ed as well as good city houses, as they â \yill be in time, it will take from 10 to 15 cords of fuel wood per annum. Since this fuel wood should be a by- product from the saw-timber forest I should say the average farm should have reserved not less than seven to ten acres of young timber for this pur- pose. Ten acres ought to supply all fuel, posts, poles and in the long run all saw timber needed on the average farm. ' DryMatches After all day in a boat, rainstorm, or wet snow. Ask ⢠â¢_> _, your dealer for U^lRBLJiS Waterproof Match Box If he can't supply you, we will send prepaid for his name and 50 cents. Dry matches may save your life. Marble Arms & Mfg. Co., Dept. 5160, Gladstone, Mich., U. S. AWELL EQUIPP
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