The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-12-23
A Word for Forestry.

In his address before the American
Forestry Association Mr.. Burnet Ian
dreth gives some hints which should set
every American farmer to thinking. es-
pecially since this gentleman is IL stu
dent of the subject, and knows whereof
he speaks:
What | desire now in an especial
manner to direct attention to is branch
of agriculture, which. until recently.
has been almost entirely overlooked by
us. | of course refer to forestry. Here
tofore, the way to get rid of timber at
the least outlay of labor possible. seems
in many cases to be the object aimed at;
and we have gone on in that insane eff
fort until now. While we are still in
our infancy as Il nation, our country is
made naked, and the sources of supply
of valuable timber. either for ship
building. the mechanic arts. or fencing,
are so remote that, had it not been for
the premature extension of railroads,
penetrating the inmost recesses Of the
forest prices would have advanced be-
yond any reasonable measure of values,
and have seriously impedea the con-
structive arts.
Among other things. | wish to start
the inquiry whether. in our classified
ton of agricultural instruction, the
time has not come to teach forestry as q
science say science because it is sus-
ceptlbe of exact results. Whether, in
the subdivision of rural interests. the
practice of tree planting should not be
clearly rec gnized among the present
and prospective industries of our peo-
pie.
Now. in recommending farmers
with the necessary means to send their
sons as students to nurserymen, it is
not with any expectation that they should
adopt the nursery business us the pur
suit of life, but simply to qualify them
for the more profitable enjoyment OF
their paternal acres. and to expand their
views beyond the boundaries of the
homestead, in order to occupy tho high
position which is an American farmers
birthright"
LICE ON SwINE.-The general cause
Of lice on swine is uncleanliness in one
or more of the departments Of swine
management. 1t is very seldom
healthy. thriving pig-one who has been
supplied with good food and plenty OF
it and has been assigned comfortable
quarters, which are regularly and prop
erly cleaned, is troubled with lice.
Sometimes it happens that they get the
lice from less favored brethren, and l
have them on my herd by bringing them
in with II splendid pair of young Berk-
shircs bought in the West. If lice are
left to worry and irritate swine, they do
not do as much good as they should on
IL given amount Of food, and it should
be the aim, therefore, for all good breed
ers to remove them as quickly as posi-
Bile. Our first experiment in removing
lice was tried on the aforementioned
Young Berkshires. We took some com
mon coal oil, and poured it along the
pigs back until it spread over the whole
body. We saw but few lice the next
day, but thought best to repeat the dose,
which was done three times more. The
lice. of course, left for unknown parts;
but the worst of it was, the pigs lost
their hair, the SOW losing all OF it. owing
to having too much coal oil. One APP
plication would have removed the lice,
and not injured the pigs. Sulphur and
lard rubbed on the pig is an excellent
remedy, as is dose of sulphur in the
feed, il the weather is warm, as it works
out of the skin, and proves very un-
pleasant to the parasites. -EscAamge.