Show WOODLOT PROVIDES WINDBREAK AND SUPPLY OF FIREWOOD FENCE POSTS AND LUMBER I 1 rr zai r i not only Is a well managed farm timber stand a source of fuels fuel but it shelters the farmstead from the prevail g winter winds prepared by the united states department of agriculture trees and shrubs about the home and farm farmstead tead not only increase the value of the property properly but make inake conditions on plea pleasanter santer and more healthful A limited amount of planting may be lone done therefore for comfort alone irrespective of other return where a considerable plantation is contemplated boi however Never it Is essential to know what material may bs be grown economically and the uses to which it may be put on the average farm in the plains region the first effort in planting Is to provide a small grove plantation which will protect the buildings from savere winds and furnish shade tor for greater comfort of both man and animals sometimes when such a windbreak has been established the owner tries to make it furnish a supply of material for use on the farm tills this Is a tako for if a belt of trees is planted primarily as a protection against the wind the pruning and removal of much large material may I 1 lessen essen or even de destroy troy its protective value value of plantation the value of a plantation other than it a windbreak on the farm lies in its ability to furnish fuel posts and a limited amount of lumber and repair material within a very few years after planting the plantation will need to tie be pruned and the pruning will furnish considerable fuel depending upon the size of the plot if good care is given the trees they will develop rapidly and some thinning will have to be lone done to prevent harmful crowding the material thus removed will contribute materially to the upkeep of the farm by furN furnishing shing I 1 and stakes when the planta tion Is still older more valuable material may be harvested small timbers for building construction poles for implements also tool handles neck Tokes yokes ei ev eners and in favorable situations a limited amount of lumber Is provided at home as needed throughout the plains region there is a marked scarcity of timber which will produce even a fair grade of lumber and this fact should be taken into account when species are selected for planting when a large planta tion Is established care anre should be taken to put out such trees as will give the maximum amount of body material and to arrange them so as to derive the greatest benefit secure best results in albrent planting the best results usually are secured when the shortest trees tire are placed on the side facing the wind so that a sloping face is presented and tile the air currents are deflected upward these short trees should have low branching habits find and dense foliage in order that they may offer as much hindrance to the passage of air currents close to the ground ns as is possible the russian olive is probably the best for this not infrequently when ihen complaints are made of the reputed ineffectiveness of it develops upon examination that the planter has either cither used unsuitable species and given them poor care or lias has failed to establish belts of sufficient width species for northern region the northern halt half of the plains region which includes the eastern portion of Afo montana utana wyoming and colorado and the western portions of tile the dakotas and nebraska Is characterized by lower temperatures heavier precipitation and a shorter growing season than the southern half the species recommended for fori it tare arc alack berry honey locust white elm cottonwood narrow leaf lea cotton vi white poplar white willow diamond willow russian olive buffalo berry siberian pea tree jack pine western yellow pine species for southern region all the species recommended for the northern portion of the plains region may be planted in the southern portion which includes southeastern colorado western kansas and oklahoma and northern texas and on account of the more moderate temperatures it t Is possible to extend the list the following additional species are recommended recommended recommend eT box bos elder green ash black locust red cedar chinese arbor bitne specific information on these species cies is published in farmers bulletin no a copy of which can be obtained by applying to the united states department of agriculture washington ashington D C |