The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1883-02-03
FARM AND FIRESIDE.
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the immense Importance of wood as !
nsatsfia catering into every form d
social existence and essential. 10 every
branch 81 hunan Industry, It is not
surprising 10 hear notes Of genera
ALARM at the rapid disappearance q
oar native forests Tremendous as TIE
consumption is, the dizzy possibilities
that lie hidden IN the vast unopened
forests Of tie South would seem te
give an assurance that supply tl4erc
MI last until the deauded lands IN
other parts of the country stand re-
claihedmilh4a growth Of trees, which
Ii should lie ihe daty Of individuals,
is wei as states, to provide for the
Failure. And ii is weiiilat TIE pee.
pie are beginning 10 realize to some
xtent what the future viii require.
Il is the opinion Of some people
that forests cannot be restored fast
enough to avert a timber famine; and
The faatter looks serious enough, when
3tis eslilaalea that not less thaa one
tAeasaud nnllion dollars in products
are derived annually from onffforests.
Il is maintained that Ire pine tree
eannot be replaced, as a fail grown
tree represents at least hundred wears
Of growth. 1t is p9ssibla that the pine
forests OF the South may bold ont Till
this century tree III the North invites
the lambsrmau back to those regions q
Hundred years henos.
While VIC are waiting for the pine
tree to grow, we may predtably Ell
gage Ill the culture Of black walnut
trees Hhich arc becoming very scarce
lha great walnut levels Of Indiana
being pretty nearly ezhaasted, the
wood IS sought IN Kansas, kentacky,
arkansas and Southern Tennessee.
soUTHEEG IlNBER. LAMBS.
Tt is estimated that 100000 Of tie
10000 square miles Of tinberei
lands Of this country are situated in
he southern states. Nearly al the
South IS heavily wooded. except some
portions IF western Texas. Bat the
magnitude Of these forests must not
ielude people into the belief that they
Mn rs syerIasiip- ~ yilj 3et4r.fba,n
FROM lusbandiug all lleir resources
and planting trees even BOW. Fifty
years ago the pine forests Of Maine
were thought 10 be inexhsastiblc
Tbat Il the raclr an vbitb 4Iaipe ealif
J,ar n;ncs. ~ .consup,5,tio5 ,yas Sgasto-
ri - ,,5onnrtjoo M tbn 3,aiiaf fI,st
III sf,nI,Iy ,yas.ctornsl The Soptb
80 $780,, rr.,,, M ,.snIf gLo
.bel1s aspnflass r,;lliops IL 6aIFars IN
a. fa,ssss -let ,er ana to II tba4 hnr.
I,or;t,s,a Il pot .wasta1
g,I,a ,ost i,,,nortsnf. RI fIaasc tim, la,.
1865 str.to5as slas, asross c,,rtLar,
ss5,rl.:. asd tIsban,s - III -.
$40 aow ;nto Nobilo Eav This treat
aina h.If las baap ,,rns,eefa5 sn,7
i,s1n.blo hacfs nnrcLose5 br csritsI-
80 fran a,ber 5srfs of ti,e caI,rf,.,-
an,5 fran, EaaI5nJ Tba nino- faras,
~ Georc,ia eoyors an arsa ~ sbort
alayen. aSd ina ril!ion aeras
kartL CaroFna's wealth. IN sfarests
indicated lv.tba ,fact Thai p,annfac-
f,ra,s and oan;falsts fpan NH nortb-
an an5 ather sfatcs ap5 fran, ofhnr
ea,,ntriss nan onr avn baye been in
yesf;ng l.rmaly Il ,yaInnt ami ,,tber
Woods Thsss forests are not can,;nsd
~ ~ ons mormon a fbo staia ne
,o,,1es;,,r On H. coas, ano ~ tGa 90
.fran,aa,e ssstern Counties las on area
~ fsrests ana,rtin[ :, rfaot,, ~,
a.nt Il bsSentira 5onnlary viii.
so,ne ~ Nc wesfarr copnti,.s o;ye an
ara "a serantr anJ otbors e;St,-r,ar
oent n aaroagc II forast
n Il .said f6at tI,a 7n,nbara ,,e;,.ss
II sfa;no ana aI;ob;oa, ,s;iI Ea'tran.
fa,ra1 II FIor;da I'M Toais;ano an
eyaellaa+ a,,,barify stsfes. tj,at not ana
a;altb u NV farssts Nh o,,igfaaa -
bsen gfellea ma estirna4es no f;n,bsr
ianss e tl,a stato i IN ooo Gao -.
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