Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1884-10-15

According to the latest reliable estimates,
the value OF the principal products OF the
country stand in the following order;
Forestry .-.-..-.-..-.t...-.$ .$I00 Oo,O00
Corn Observation-Disclosures. 679, ,714, ,499
Wheat t........................ 474, ,291 $50
Hay Y............,........... ..,... 81, ,Sl1 ,0S4
Cotton ..................... 280 266 242
Oats s......................... 15O2 ,565
Gold and silver r...-............. 74,4000O0
Coal anthracite and bituminous 94,5OOOO0
Iron ore ...................4... 90 $4,000
Total mineral, precious and not 21s,3s5452
OF this vast sum Of products, says the
Missouri Republican, those Of forestry CON
stitute nearly one quarter. The inquiry will
ss noed g as s r ss No R SS way +
the largest part OF II Is used in the form Of
" hat IA comprehenslbly known as Humber"
as lumber Is used for building material,
fencing and innumerable manufactures:
Besides these 1t enters into the industries Of
the people In many forms. By the last cen
sus we Ind the value OF wood used annually
In cooperage was eS3, ia, 10 II Is known that
several million dollars worth is annually
consumed In the manufacture of baskets.
The ehief Of the forestry division Of the Ag
ricultural Bureau relates that 2,90s, ,552 cords
Of bark were used In tanning in 1880. at an
average cost of 70 cord. which would bring
the aggregate value OF bark up to $l7. .457. .252.
This does not include the value OF trees cut
for bark and left to decay, and these include
much the larger part of the timber devoted
TO this purpose. II will be observed that the
bark used annually, Of which we hear little
mention, amounts TO more in value than the
rye crop, nearly as much as the whole pro-
DUCT OF iron ore, and more than half the
gold taken fyoW our mines.
Notwithstanding the substitution OF tior
for wood in 50 many ways, the uses to which
wood Is put increases from year to year. II
Is believed That not less than loo, 700
trees have been consumed in furnishing
railroad ties, thus stripping an area equal
to 100000 acres This demand for which
there Is no substitute must be perpetual.
The average duration of railroad ties Is
seven years. More than q, 900 ties will
be required annually TO keep up the rail.
roads already constructed. Ii is assumed
that 1t will require 20 years for tree
to reach the size required for railroad ties.
When the demand OF the railroads for wood
for fuel for locomotives the requirements
from that quarter for timber are perceived
20 be enormous. The desire for trees for
shade and such comfort and shelter as trees
afford, Is universal. But the cultivation OF
timber must be PLACED on some ground more
substantial than sentiment. 1t must be
shown to be profitable as well as
pleasant or II will not be successfully
or generally pursued. There have
been many facts cited on this subject and
many guesses made, but the subject Is
yet ip the realm OF conjecture. The charac
!eI Of laHd whioh may be utilized the vsgie
walton OF grain or grass is not probable or
cultivation are all questions which can only
be determined by actual experience to be
gained by observations extending through
many years--Rurdf Press.