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Tree Planting:
Long Range Crop
Everyone Harvests
Planting a “crop” that takes from 30 to 50 years to harvest may tax the patience. But trees-the long-range crop referred to--can be one of the most important crops the American farmer can plant.
H. S. Barksdale, Chairman of the Rappahannock County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation (ASC) Committee, points out that planting trees provides many benefits-both to the farmer and urbanite. And these benefits will become more important in the future as the population grows, and demand for wood and wood products increases.
Besides the obvious benefits of tree planting-such as the production of lumber-trees help reduce flooding and erosion and help stabilize and improve water supplies. They also provide many intangible benefits such as beautiful scenery, recreational opportunities and improved wildlife habitat.
“Tree planting even helps us fight pollution," Mr. Barksdale declared. He pointed out that nitrogen tends to move with water and that direct runoff from fields can cause nitrogen pollution of streams. However, if water is first diverted through jrass or woods, the nitrogen is jsed up before the water gets to the stream. Since tree planting and other such conservation practices lenefit everyone but return Farmers little or no immediate benefits, the Government, under the Agricultural Conservation Program (ACP), shares with Farmers the cost of planting trees ind other soil, water, woodland, ind wildlife measures In addition to the planting of rees and shrubs where needed, ACP practices help eliminate jnwanted shrubs which rob the >oil of water and compete with letter quality vegetative cover.
Despite this cooperation letween farmers and Government, much remains to be lone if we’re to meet the sxpected 80 percent increase in requirements for wood and wood products during the next 30 years.
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