| Show Fa Made oJ to R turp Profit t f. f Certain rr Trees es of of Low v Value r I i t Should Be Cut Harvest time In the farm woodlot is hero here WID Winter tel Is time the logical time time for forthe forthe the farmer lo cut his t i fence posts nn and such timber a as he may ne need says m s I P. P O. O G C extension fo forester rester at the th Wisconsin College of Agriculture rc Weeding the woodlot should be practiced when the wood is harvested Certain trees such as 09 scarlet and lack black oaks od red maple te rind and pin cherry have such a n low value that they should be considered as weeds Cutting them for fuel and permitting other nr and d mo more e valuable le trees to grow In their place Is advised by lIy the for for- ester The farm woodlot may be bo made to yield n a profit if given If-given given proper care he states For For- best results the time woodlot must nor not be grazed and It I be protected from fires as 09 much as pos pos- sible Unsound and badly formed trees should be removed and used as ns fuel trees tree ha have hae e reached or passed massed the point of ot greatest value should he be cut and disposed of to the best best advantage either as us timber Umber or fuel Another advantage e of ot remo ln removing trees of at inferior varieties is to prevent pre pre- vent cent them then from seeding in the open open- logs Ings Where young growth Is lacking seedlings of ot valuable species such as walnut black cherry red oak white whiteoak whiteoak oak alt ashba ba and pipe plue may b bo be I placed l In the time vacant areas arens of these i varieties seeded there I Trees Trees' which are standing too thickly thickly thick thick- ly Iy will grow spindly and many mammy will willdie tile die and deca decay Thinning them saving the best should result In more tim thin timber timber ber of a much higher quality Waste Wasteland Wasteland land of which there is sonie on most farms farms can cnn be profitably utilized if tf timber timber- is grown on It and given gln gl n tho the proper care In the time opinion of ot the tho specialist I |
