Show farm woodlands benefit to owner one third of the available timber acreage in the united states I 1 is in farm woodlands owners of these lands are in a better position to use good forest practices than almost any other type of woodland owner say foresters at he hc US forest products labor madison wisconsin the farmer forest owner can control fire hazards and grazing cut deformed dead or unmarketable trees for fuel or systematically thin his timber so that the remaining trees will grow faster he can plant salable species aes i in pl places aces that will not s seed i naturally he can also harvest his timber when it will bring the best price I 1 managed as a crop the f farm arm woodland can renew itself and yield a return indefinitely the farmers land is protected from erosion and his water supply safeguarded forest resources resource 3 provide the farm family with building material firewood and restricted additional dit ional pasture for livestock continuation of the many benefits furnished by farm woodlands and forests depends upon more care in handling these timbered areas as a crop it is a corrective and constructive enter enterprise of great importance to our futi future as a people |