. American forestry. Forests and forestry. FORESTRY ON THE COUNTRY ESTATE By Warren H. Miller PART II. THE STONY PASTURE A S I said before, forestry is nothing if not practical. If you know from the farm records that the pasturage yield from your stony acreage does not exceed from one to two dollars per acre per year, rest assured that you will do tetter, far better, with a well-managed forest on the land. (This statement applies in general to all stony and brambly pasturage, relics of the Glacial Age, clear across the United States). The trend of modern dairying is in the direction of ri
. American forestry. Forests and forestry. FORESTRY ON THE COUNTRY ESTATE By Warren H. Miller PART II. THE STONY PASTURE A S I said before, forestry is nothing if not practical. If you know from the farm records that the pasturage yield from your stony acreage does not exceed from one to two dollars per acre per year, rest assured that you will do tetter, far better, with a well-managed forest on the land. (This statement applies in general to all stony and brambly pasturage, relics of the Glacial Age, clear across the United States). The trend of modern dairying is in the direction of rich pasturage cut and carried to the stock, and land that must be hand-cut, ruinous or im- possible to machinery, is better in trees. Suppose then that you have decided that a certain ten acres will pay you best in forest. The first question will then be what species to plant; and im- mediately the three factors of climate, soil and rainfall require your careful consideration. Your first and most reliable guide will be Nature herself. What trees is she growing now in your woodlot? Which are evidently the survival of the fittest? In judging this question do not overlook man's inter- ference in the processes of nature. The chances are your woodlot has been logged long ago, of its white pine and the ancient stumps will be discovered, buried here and there in the leaf mold. Years ago the lordly white pine, the noblest of eastern conifers, stretched in unbroken forests from Maine to the Western prairies and as far south as oui" coastal sandy plains, the home of the yellow pines. In Southern Jersey you will find it mixed with shortleaf, pitch pine, red oak and white oak on the rich sandy loams that extend down from the limestone ribs of the State. It thrives equally well on the slates of Pennsyl-. The Sturdy Evergreens Stand Erect Against the Snows. 101. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - co
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