. Canadian forestry journal. Forests and forestry -- Canada Periodicals. Value to a Farm of a Woodlot. (Will. F. I'aviio, III Farm ami Tlio \alui' of any farm is ;^roatly in- creased hy liaviiiy; a wixxllot lar;,'o onoii;;!! til fiiniisli a |>('rmam'iit supiily of fiit-l ami timlior lor use on the farm. About 'J") per cent of the farm in timber wouM furnish sinMi a supjily and when the tim IxT is maturcil tlicro would be (|uite a sur- jdus to dispose of and contribute to the revenue of the farm. Jn the ease of mnjde busli tiie su^jar and syrup that may bo manufaitured from it add
. Canadian forestry journal. Forests and forestry -- Canada Periodicals. Value to a Farm of a Woodlot. (Will. F. I'aviio, III Farm ami Tlio \alui' of any farm is ;^roatly in- creased hy liaviiiy; a wixxllot lar;,'o onoii;;!! til fiiniisli a |>('rmam'iit supiily of fiit-l ami timlior lor use on the farm. About 'J") per cent of the farm in timber wouM furnish sinMi a supjily and when the tim IxT is maturcil tlicro would be (|uite a sur- jdus to dispose of and contribute to the revenue of the farm. Jn the ease of mnjde busli tiie su^jar and syrup that may bo manufaitured from it adds still more to the revenue. On our own woodlot, which contains about li'i acres on a farm of about (>.â ) acres, we have a constant supjdy of lirewood and also jdenty of timber for buildin the wastefulneHN of tliinnin;,' out iinjfs from anions the lar;;er tt than is necessary for firewiiiid ,r- ent, since a tree -, ,, thirds (if an inch ' m etor in one seaHon. Then the woodlot is further uneful in that it adds humidity to the air. A triH* in hot weather fjivcs off a lartre amount of moisture tlirou;:li its I -it life in the fields will thi a moist atmosphere. Where there is â shelter belt of timber it prevents the noil from dryinj^ out as rnpiiilv in «lry weath- er, as the j;re;iter the \el. â¢' th«' winti in passin;^ over a fiehl tli "T it will dry out, and so hinder the (growth of the crops. It also helps to prevent the nnow and clover fiehls and so nfTordit them bet- ter pr«)tectioii. !n cold weather it f>re \eMt< SI. LTcit .â¢( liiss iif licat from |C«artM)r "Fw In Mr Payne ⢠Woodlot. 51. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Canadian Forestry Association. [Ottawa] : Canadian Forestry Association
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