Wednesday, January 8, 2014

As forests are being swept away

As forests are being swept away



The farm wood-lot, too, is often neglected. As forests are being swept away, fuel is of course becoming scarcer and more costly. Every farmer ought to plant trees enough on his waste land to make sure of a constant supply of fuel. The land saved for the wood-lot should be selected from land unfit for cultivation. Steep hillsides, rocky slopes, ravines, banks of streams—these can, without much expense or labor, be set in trees and insure a never-ending fuel supply.



Fig. 222. Wood Lot
Before proper treatment


Source: Agriculture for Beginners

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