Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-02-16

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weaker neighbors, with pesfec
lhonor.-lJWp~'s Wsekly, 1ithinst.
i Tsnbee Tsees Fssn $50.
l ny AKfnCR BRYAaT, sR.
Is That the demand for valuable das'
Der Of every description Is rapidly
increasing, and the supply diminish
Ing, are facts apparent to every ont
who has given any attantioa tosbt
/ subject. The State q New York
which not many years since exported
large quantities Of pine lumber. Il
now dependent upon supplies from
abroad. The pine lorets Of Maine
are exhausted, and inferior kinds Of
timber are largely substituted. II Il
estimated that at the present rate Of
consumption, the pine woods Of
Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota
cannot last more than twenty OF
twenty-five years. The destruction
Of hard wood forests isalnost equally
rapid. Immense quantities are an
nually used for ties, and the construc.
ton ofthe rolling stock og railroads;
for the manufacture Of machinery
agricaltsrsl implements, furniture,
and wooden work Of every deschp.
ton. A great advance in prices Il
Inevitable, and the time 10 not las
remote when In the rural districts,
land, whatever may be its quality,
which u covered with valuable
timber, will bear the highest prices.
The limits OF the present article do
not permit q statement Of the evils
attending the climatic changes con.
sequent upon the destruction Of the
forests. In the West, the denutlation
OF the prairies Of their primitive
vegetation by cultivation and Iastur.
age, IL, In = considerable degree,
producing the same effect as the
removal Of the trees In wooded
countries. ~
The evils Of a scarcity Of timber.
and deterioration Of climate, may be
cOunteracted by the general adoption
OF system Of tree planting. Every
farm OF forty acres M more, should
have a proportion Of timber approx.
mating to a fixed ratio. One-ffth 10
not too much. Soine may grudge 30
large a part Of land available for
other purposes, yet II should be
recollected that the advantages of
shelter to growing crops, fruit trees,
houses and farm buildings, are not
trlfling, and the remuneration In the
value OF timber, although not imme.
diate, will ultimately be ample and
certain. la
Land designed for timber planta-
tions should be deeply ploughed and
rendered. quite mellow. II may then
be marked out In rows four feet
apart. The seeds Of different classes
Of trees require somewhat different
treatment. Those Of the Oak family,
which includes the Chestnut and
Beech, should he gathered as soon as
ripe, mixed with an equal hulk Of
slightly moist sand before becoming
dry or shrlveled, placed In boxes, put
In a cool place on the north side Of a
building or fence and covered with
earth, taking care to secure them
against the inroads Of rats or mice.
In spring, A. early Ms the ground can
he prepared for their reception, they
should be planted one foot apart, and
one to two inches deep. IL Il be an
object to economize the seeds Of any
particular kind, THE Chestnut for
instance) they may be planted at q
greater distance, and the space
lstween filled with acorns. Some
advise fall planting, but ! have al
ways succeeded best in spring. Seeds
Of this class are best sOwn whore the
trees are to remain, as they do not
transplant 10 well as many others.
II removed ut all, u should be at one
year old. In Northern Illinois the
Chestnut Is sometimes kill down the
first inter. This may be guarded
against by throwing up furrow on
each side Of the row with q light
plow, late In autumn. The young
trees should receive thorough culture
until they are too large to b. snlOth-
erred by weeds. The best treesOf this
class FIR timber culture, are the
White Oak. Burr Oak, swamp White
Oak, Post Ok and Chestnut. y lt
OF The Walnut family, the most
valuable are the Black Walnut, but.
terndt, SiellbArk Hickory, Pignut
Hickory and Pecan.nut; the latter
for its fruit particularly. The nuts