AFFORESTATION.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, Issue 170572, 3 August 1921, Page 8

AFFORESTATION.

To the Editor of "Timaru Herald.” , Sir, —Just to complete my argu- j nient about tree-planting. A sheep farmer might say to me: "The trees were not planted for timber, but were _ put in closely so that they would run | up quickly and afford shelter.” Well, j suppose a farmer lias a plantation. ; say nearly si quarter of a mile long, ■ every way planted thickly, I would like to ask our farmer friend of what, earthly use would the centre of it be as regards shelter unless the sheep could move freely in and out of it. But suppose a sheep farmer ploughs a strip of land ten or twenty yards wide, and two miles long on the east, and south side of his holding, plants three rows of trees- —the first quickgrowing bushy trees for shelter, the next row timber trees, well apart, and the third row shelter trees, thousands of animals in bail weather could shelter on either side, as spaces could he left for them to pass in and out. —I am, etc., “ TIMBER.” Timaru, 27 July, 1921.