Show woodlot improvements in winter easily made most forestry experts agree that winter Is the most suitable time tor improving the farm shelter belts and woodlots wood lots since the farm owner has more time timber Is more easily ban died and it ches a chance for the horses to earn pirt of their winter board winter cut logs are better than those cut in summer since they season more evenly and are less damaged by insects the lumber should be looked upon as an annual crop to be harvested by cutting out for lumber and fuel the trees that are fully matured and starting to deteriorate diseased trees dead and down ones and those which are crowding out younger trees of more valuable species the second growth coming on should be carefully watched and all poor trees removed which are preventing more valuable ones from growing in some places the good new growth may be too thick and in other places to thin and some resetting of very small trees may ba advisable one should plan the cutting operations several years ahead and start cutting this winter with that general plan in mind the state agricultural college should be consulted as to the good and poor varieties and how tho thinning should be done and also as to the value of the different trees and how and where they should be marketed |