| Show Farm V Woodlot Made to Return Profit Certain Trees of Low Lov Value Should Be Cut Harvest cst time In hi the farm woo woodlot lot lotIs Is here herp Winter Is the logical time forthe forthe for for- the farmer to cut cat his fuel fence posts on and such timber Umber as as' he may need says s F F. F G. G Wilson extension forester at nt the Wisconsin College of or Agriculture Weeding the woodlot should be practiced when the wood is harvested ested Certain trees such as scarlet and black oaks onks Ironwood red maple and pin cher cherry have such n a low value that they should he be considered as weeds Cutting them for tor fuel and permitting other and more valuable trees to grow In their place Is a advised by the for for- ester The farm tarm woodlot may be made to yield a profit If It given gl proper care he states For best results the woodlot woodlot- must not be he grazed and It should be protected from Crom fires as os much ns as pos pos pos- sible Unsound and badly formed trees should be he removed and us used d as ns fuel fuet trees have hae reached or pas passed ed the point of greatest value valne and should he be cut ant and disposed of to the hest best advantage nd either as ns timber or fuel Another nd advantage e of removing trees of Inferior varieties Is to prevent prevent prevent pre pre- i vent them from se seeding lIn In ing In the thc openings open open- I in ings Where young youn growth Is lacking lackin see seedlings of ot valuable species such as i walnut black cherry cherrO red oak Ink white whiteoak whiteoak whiteoak oak ash basswood and and pine may be placed In the vaca vacant t areas of these there I varieties seeded there Trees which are standing too thickly thick thick- ly will grow V spindly and man many willdie will willdie willdie die and decay Thinning them saving the best should result In more timber timber tim tim- I ber bel of a n much higher quality Waste Wasteland Wasteland land of ot which there Is some on most farms can be profitably utilized If It timber Umber is grown on It and given ghen the proper care In the opinion of ot the specialist |
