The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-15
TREE Pr
GREAT ADVAN s tffl-
ER BELTS AND ooD LOT
no FARMER a NJ sl PRAIRis
CotINTRY

TO FARMERS Ma PFsA1Ri Esssas
otINTR
The bureau his
SUNNI er pursue Isisssf inois stud ~
from which ~ eS neeted ma el.sa
advantage will insure to lie 81 sssss-s
ricultural Interests 81 that tates
Planted timber will I he made the 3d. s
jeci of careful eSaninatfc Ion letter
mine what kinds ct trees ma he
iziost rapid growth nm ia I-ss
! liable commercially and for Ise ass
windbrea ks, IN der the prevai Ia coo
ditions OF soil. r,loistu and csIiIt ssss
tion. The topograph
Ssuch that forest cover us 40 usuai
needed to protect the soi.s
rolling or Lowell prairie en- nnti
mirably suitable for Al icuit tres
farmer reaping large hars froasa
his lands naturally VII not cons II eI
putting those lands to- asS less pisofit
able use. Blu e esinien have
proved that shelter. lie Its; prot es.tss
ing the lands from vii iiissss;
ence larger crop vie i'd
Shelter belts are fnV aiuab le u ii pro
ftecting crops from he tialnage IRE
quent1y resulting from lie I'll force
of destructive " inds. bnN posslhi
their chief value IS IN e nserYin III lie
moisture SO abaoIutely essential
crop growth ind Is d ron Al
of evaporation. It's establ ished
as the velocity OF the Ind increases
ed. Shelter belts, in opposing
wind, effectively eta I'd ssey porati
and thereby, save to- growing eropsa
the soil moisture necessary Rec
them thrifty durin q ind INES.
These tets are especial rs pert tnent
In a. treeless, Level grieiiI tl1ra catIrissss
try, where the wind Il III aoh
strncted sweep for nj Hes md gets
constantly drier in ours
strips Of land that ia rmsrs
nois might divert from agrf uItur
creating shelter belts, wouI be- put
better use than If cent inued In crops.
because the remainder of the land 4
would be so much ben efted
change Nor Isl prote ion
effects of wind the onl adYantage
that would be secured from he ere
atom of shelter belts. sI1a posed of
suitable kinds Of trees shelter 3beIt lis
can be made to- anssyer ne; pilrI pose
the fuel, fence posts and farm rapaf &c 3ss
material the farmer ma need
TWO uses will admiral 90 hand
hand and between them 81 i'll snl eriaI Z
y improve the value Of ii es IAN Il and :1
he comfort of the IA rrn u.
Z To promote this end the bureau sof
'orestry has assigned TO ~ inoiss Tor
his summer a field parts of FIVE
oerts, under the supervision ofs =. u IN s
Kellogg They wi stud both Ila
i've and planted trees 10 gain fiji
lerstanding of the rate Of gfpsytI and
reproductive powers Of the trees
which are the most aluabIe for ths
State. Data will ba8co1le cted rela- sss
i've to the cost and methodEg OF III AMI
ng and the time re quired ~ crow
Ter to the size required b for
less, When the stud II is comp ated
full report on he subject NJ ii she
published. s5
4 Illinois who ISL to
nterested in the imp port sub Get
tree planting for she tier belt
God lots will confer favor
1e bureau of forestry
ating with MIR. Kello gg,S5 81 nose
ress for the summer is Roodh Sc
]. 81 By doing this wa Ell itate
lie discovery and ginsp of d
reater number of groves aIe
lemselves receive from
rec valuable Suggestions On
engagement Of their la nted III rnber
he bureau vii greatl y ppraeiase
le H fullest &, -operati on part
les land owners he practic cal
ork upon which the
aged.
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